compassion ain't no easy task...
"the best response to negative emotion is to allow it to self-liberate by remaining in non-dual awareness, free of grasping and aversion. if we can do this, the emotion passes through us like a bird flying through space; no trace of its passage remains. the emotion arises and then spontaneously dissolves into emptiness."
"you may ask why it is better to liberate emotion rather than to generate positive karma. the answer is that all karmic traces act to constrain us, to restrict us to particular identities. the goal of the path is complete liberation from all conditioning. this does not mean that, once one is liberated, positive traits such as compassion are not present. they are. but when we are no longer driven by karmic tendencies we can see our situation clearly and respond spontaneously and appropriately, rather than being pushed in one direction...or pulled in another...the relative compassion that arises from positive karmic tendencies is very good...but better is the absolute compassion that arises effortlessly and perfectly in the individual liberated from karmic conditioning...it is more spacious and inclusive...more effective...and free of the delusions of dualism." -tenzin wangyal rinpoche
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