When
one experiences, pains of others, as his own, and endeavors to eliminate such
pain without any self interest, is true compassion. Normally, the one who is compassionate
passes through emotional experiences in the entire process. As ordinary human
beings we are expected to be compassionate.
However, there are people in whom deep concern for the misery
and pain of others is well settled. Such people do not need to watch or become
aware of an occurrence causing pain to others to get stimulated to act for
removing such pain. For example, the very thought that poor people suffer, may
never leave their minds; and they keep on selflessly and devotedly working,
whichever way they can, for eradication of poverty. Such people are not like
many who work for eliminating the conditions that are the root causes of the poverty
on the basis of the intellectual knowledge they possess about the ills of poverty;
they are often the ones who, in the past, have overcome their emotional turmoil
arising out of internalizing the pains of the others, and have committed themselves
to give a part of their lives to others, to those who need help and support.
The humanity has always been benefited by the compassionate acts
that are not dependent on emotional stimulation. The being that is believed to
be in possession of infinite compassion is the God, who can’t be imagined to be
guided by his ‘emotional states’, if he has any.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
Thank you for sharing your spiritual wisdom <3
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