Compassion vs. Self-Interest

COMPASSION vs SELF INTEREST

With compassion we are trying to generate an unbiased, impartial, empathy for all. As we expand to include others the more courageous we become. We need to develop the motivation that allows us to look fearlessly at the way we view and relate to the world, the way that we react , to look at our own hypocrisy and our own agenda. Some people do not want to do that.
We must make our heart bigger, bigger than the Sky Tower, big enough to include everyone. To hold a big heart means we are able to hold the poignancy of life, all of it's beauty, the mystery, the pain of it all with out shutting down.
To make the heart big enough to include the things that we do not understand and the things that frighten us.
To stop adopting a defensive position, COMPASSION is first and foremost a method for reversing our self-centered attitude and changing to one that regards the Other as equal.

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