Sunday, June 17, 2007

Compassion and the Individual

Whether people are beautiful and friendly or unattractive and disruptive, ultimately they are human beings, just like oneself. Like oneself, they want happiness and do not want suffering. Furthermore, their right to overcome suffering and be happy is equal to one's own. ...When you recognize that all beings are equal in both their desire for happiness and their right to obtain it, you automatically feel empathy and closeness for them.

Through accustoming your mind to this sense of universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems. Nor is this wish selective; it applies equally to all. - The Dalai Lama

5 comments:

Tommbert said...

Your blog has, of late, become heavily interested in getting oneself unfettered from this material world. Not that I mind; just an observation...

Anonymous said...

Oi, achei teu blog pelo google tá bem interessante gostei desse post. Quando der dá uma passada pelo meu blog, é sobre camisetas personalizadas, mostra passo a passo como criar uma camiseta personalizada bem maneira. Até mais.

Alexa said...

I love comments in Portuguese, especially ads.

Tommbert said...

I wonder what the market is for Portuguese custom t-shirts through your blog. Maybe there is an untapped goldmine here...

Alexa said...

heh, wouldn't that be funny?