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There are two types of compassion. One is the compassion of the wise, one is that of the ignorant.
An
ignorant
person's compassion is on the fruit of an action whereas a
wise person's compassion is towards the non-availability of
knowledge.
Compassion for suffering shows ignorance. Suffering comes because of
karma, and if you believe in karma,
where is compassion? One reaps the
fruit of one's actions.
If a judge has compassion for all the
offenders
then the jails will be empty. At the same time, are the judges
cruel to the offenders? No; the judges' compassion is for
the
non-availability of knowledge, not for the suffering of the criminals.
It is their karma.
Often people
think compassion is an act, an
action. Know that compassion is your very nature. Then you will see that
karma and compassion
are not contradictory but complement each other.
Suppose
two people come to a hospital. One is suffering from starvation,
the
other is ill from overeating. What type of compassion should the doctor
have towards each of them? This is a riddle
for you to solve!
- Sri Sri
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