how far do you take compassion?
i was washing the dishes and pondering the nature of relationships, and interpersonal communication, when i thought of the dalai lama. he is big on compassion.
and as a massage therapist, i am learning to come from this new place, where each person is entitled to their own story, however different from my own it is. and that i don't have to agree with someone to see them as a soul playing out their own story.
and so i strive for compassion. for non-judgement.
of course, i am not always successful. it is hard to be non-judgemental when i feel under attack, or in quite a few other circumstances. history, emotional investment, personal state of mind- they all come into play.
and i am known to lose my temper too. that's when all ideals fly out the window.
but i am trying to make compassion my compass.
i was washing the dishes and pondering the nature of relationships, and interpersonal communication, when i thought of the dalai lama. he is big on compassion.
and as a massage therapist, i am learning to come from this new place, where each person is entitled to their own story, however different from my own it is. and that i don't have to agree with someone to see them as a soul playing out their own story.
and so i strive for compassion. for non-judgement.
of course, i am not always successful. it is hard to be non-judgemental when i feel under attack, or in quite a few other circumstances. history, emotional investment, personal state of mind- they all come into play.
and i am known to lose my temper too. that's when all ideals fly out the window.
but i am trying to make compassion my compass.
posted by jen at 10:19 PM
2 Comments:
Hey, I'm reading your posts backwards and you're talking a lot about things "flying out"...I wonder why?
Compassion is difficult to maintain. Can you believe that the Dalai Lama still has it after his entire country was stripped from him? I always think of that. Then I think of the little things I need to have compassion for daily. The people I need to love, the deeds I need to do. Still, I pretty much suck. I'm doing a shitty job right now. I'm a bad role model. But my goal is to be a compassionate person at all times. And the Dalai Lama to me, is the modern day Christ.
your guess is as good as mine LOL
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