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Wiki:
"Compassion (from Latin: "co-suffering") is a virtue
—one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for
the suffering of others) are regarded as a cornerstone of greater social
interconnectedness and humanism —equivalent to the highest principles
in philosophy, society, and personhood...
...Ranked a
great virtue in numerous philosphies, compassion is considered in all
the major religious traditions as among the greatest of virtues."
We all live a
dance between our capacities for acceptance and denial of
change/stewardship. In acceptance we realise we are mortal beings within
the universal transformation and within that realisation is suffering.
We realise we are separated, divided, cut, split, rended, cleaved from
all (see origins of science symbol). In acceptance of our roles stewards
of our actions amidst the flux we realise that our actions inevitably
cause suffering to other sentient beings and seek to minimise this
suffering.
Inherent in the
state of compassion are the requisites for the state of science to exist:
Inclusiveness
Collegiality openness and sharing
Inquiry
Honesty and trust
Generosity of time and reflection
When all these requisites
exist, then the state of science flourishes and we are better able to
transcend the limitations of our ego, minimise suffering and enjoy
harmony with the universal change.
Summary
Value compassion, for it
enables us to experience the state of science and thus sustain
civilisation. Conserve the compassion symbol by using it and our
children can know their greater potential and live more sustainable
lives.
[Middle English compassioun, from Late
Latin compassi
 ,
compassi
n-,
from compassus,
past participle of compat
 ,
to sympathize : Latin com-,
com- + Latin pat
,
to suffer; see p
 (i)-
in Indo-European roots.]
Enjoy
the rewards of being a conservator of the potential of our greatest
symbols.
Page last updated:
Aug 2010
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