Don’t rejoice when those who hurt you are facing trouble

October 29, 2015

Compassion compels us to reach out to all living beings, including our so-called enemies, those people who upset or hurt us. Irrespective of what they do to you, if you remember that all beings like you are only trying to be happy, you will find it much easier to develop compassion towards them. Usually your sense of compassion is limited and biased. We extend such feelings only towards our family and friends or those who are helpful to us. People we perceive as enemies and others to whom we are indifferent are excluded from our concern. That is not genuine compassion. True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility. To act altruistically, concerned only for the welfare of others, with no selfish or ulterior motives, is to affirm a sense of universal responsibility. ~Dalai Lama

 

 

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    Eric Soulliage

    April 19, 2013

    someone's ennemy is someone else savior , when i hear of horrors in this world , it always makes me think of a chapter called "the cries of the slaughter house" i think it was in the biography of master Shen Yen (or at least one of her books) , most of the time the "butchers" are not aware of the suffering they create , once made aware , they change their ways (or at least we try to help them ) 

    amitofo friends present and to be

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    Ruthie Stark - Redman

    April 19, 2013

    “A sense of universal responsibility,” for mankind is essential………..Thanks for sharing! Godspeed

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    Eric Soulliage

    April 19, 2013

    +Margatita Martinez highlight it all , hit ctrl C (together) go where you want to keep it (like a text file or email ) and hit cntrl V to paste

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    Eric Soulliage

    April 19, 2013

    select , keep pressed then choose copy , then go where you want to paste , menu button (or long press) -> paste

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    Margatita Martinez

    April 19, 2013

    I tried Eric Soulliage guess post pic is private on other i can click on pic n download it thank you so much tho

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    Paul Sanyasi

    April 19, 2013

    So true but difficult to express and feel universally until the 'heart' of compassion can embrace all beings without bias and prejudgement that is limited and based on ignorance of incomplete understanding and limited consciousness. We tend to be conditioned by our likes and dislikes that drive our passion more than awaken our compassion for others who are likewise conditioned also. So we need to awaken from this dream life by opening to the 'universal' heart that beats silently in all created and be in tune with it's rhythm and flow.

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    pskumar

    April 20, 2013

    lovely dearest jendhamuni..

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    Olenka Prochka

    April 22, 2013

    veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeety!!

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