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2007-09-19 02:51:32 · 14 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't know what you mean by "compassion" and "love". For me as a Buddhist, compassion means "wishing others to be free from suffering" and love "wishing others to be happy", and as such, they should be developed as far as possible (for everyone unconditionally and with no exception). Actually, they are two of the objects for the so called "four boundless meditations" or the "four immeasurables" (love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity), which is worded like this:
"May all sentient beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.
May all sentient beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all sentient beings be inseparable from the happiness that is free from suffering.
May all sentient beings abide in equanimity, free from attachment for friends and hatred for enemies".
As for your second question, that's a very deep philosophical question, not easy answered in a few words. Basically the boundaries are concepts made up by our own minds, but that certainly doesn't mean we are just all the same.
2007-09-19 04:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by juexue 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Boundaries are individual. And our humanity should never be left out of the equation. What are we here for afterall, than to be Spiritually/human or humanly spiritual? We have nothing to do, but BE. So, with regards to showing up Love; accountability is still in our human aspects. Pushing that, causes hurt and confusion.
For me, Love and Compassion without boundaries being regarded doesn't aid in freedom, it actually sets them. One cannot push that place for another. ONe can only show up as another world and be that while allowing the choice to be not of your own, and not even knowing what boundaries are going to fall by the wayside simply because of your presence.
We simply do this for each other ALL THE TIME.
In these times, the walk of the blade between our heaven and earthly self is going to take alot growing into our human more fully. I really don't like to see that left because accountability seems to always be an issue.
We can just do what we want, we're spiritual beings is truly just going to cause more Karmic damage. We must always take all points of being along.
I recently noticed triangular energy in this Love and Compassion of Being that I found I could not truly do as a human, and keep the balance of heaven and earth internally, externalized. IT raised questions and rather than internalizing the experience as Love, I was internalizing pain and ego reflections that I hadn't previously experience before.
So, I'm cut. Deeply. I found a boundary within me that was different than what my mirror of Love had.
Was that walked affectively? Not by me. So how then did no boundaries by all the players serve the One? Because in relationships, there are two and not three.
2007-09-19 03:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by shakalahar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first clause and the second don't seem to be all that related. I'll answer them separately as best I can.
I go as far as does not compromise my own needs, which is to say that most of my showing love and compassion has to come from other than my checkbook. But patiently listening to someone who is not making much sense, or just boring me terribly, is compassionate. I save the word "love" for people I am individually close to. I think it cheapens it to use it about people whose names you don't even know. I show my love for my close friends in any way they seem to want and/or need.
Are there boundaries between Spiritual beings? Perhaps they are only apparent boundaries, but yes. In fact, we need those boundaries to maintain our identities. It is awfully nice to rub those boundaries together, though, isn't it? And every so often we find someone with whom the result of that rubbing is that the boundary is popped. Some call it an orgasm, others call it the Big Bang.
2007-09-19 02:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Digi, I believe that we are here to learn to have compassion and show love to all living beings. The boundaries are only perceived, and therefore, we have the job of removing them from our minds.
It is so easy to say I will show compassion and love all beings, but the real spiritual practice is in doing it.
2007-09-19 15:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by NRPeace 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
A believer can only maintain those boundaries by discernment from the Holy Spirit.
2007-09-19 03:03:18 · answer #5 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love and compassion abound in the spiritual realm my friend.
2007-09-19 03:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Compassion and love are both concepts, that we made up to mean something for us. In reality these concepts can also unconstructive to use, if they are launched from ignorance.
2007-09-19 03:00:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My compassion ends at the barrel of a gun.
2007-09-19 02:55:34 · answer #8 · answered by harshmistressmoon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My duty as a Christian is to show love & compassion to all people so..........
I do my best to show the love of Christ daily
2007-09-19 02:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Boundaries are all illusions..... truly there aren't any, they exist in our mind. One is all, all is one.
Namaste.
2007-09-19 02:56:29 · answer #10 · answered by Freedspirit 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋