Comments on: Four Points Along The Path

By: Irene

Irene — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:36:09 +0000

Brian,
Thanks for the great post. Nicely written and it was great to be reminded how God’s Love is always with us and that recognizing it is a matter of the heart.
Allan,
Compassion is the feeling for someone else in our heart. We feel for the people of Haiti. We hold them in compassion.
Love is greater than ourselves and our limited understanding of it makes it difficult to explain. Our Lord is the Infinite Consciousness of Love that Is, regardless of what we may believe or perceive. To know Love, ask God to show you to way. Then be open to receiving the guidance and experiences that will enlighten and enrich you in God’s name.
Blessings,
Irene

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:59:05 +0000

Love is a form of being and like God; embodies all. Compassion is an action of love. Compassion is loving someone or something with out having to understand what it is, how it works or what it is feeling. It is acceptance. It’s cultivated best by refusing to be indifferent.

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:43:39 +0000

What is the difference between love and compassion? How would a person cultivate both?

By: Yaholo

Yaholo — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:23:22 +0000

Putting Equanimity in this list is a stroke of genius. Such an important concept, and it is kind of a mental “glue” that puts the other traits together in a way that is applicable in real life. I would be interested to see that idea explored further.

By: eileen

eileen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:50:39 +0000

The most beautiful people in this world I have known or know of, they display, live these qualities. They also suffer much in this world. The suffering is hard but sweet at the same time. Suffering is such a mystery. For me, when it comes to suffering as a result of love, I struggle to welcome and trust the good in it. I want to reject it, believe I did wrong, yet in my soul I know it is right.
Love hurts… love wins.