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A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Via Buddhism on Beliefnet:
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma March 14, 2013
Recognizing Yourself in Others
Compassion
is not condescension, but a leveling of the playing field, a
recognition of yourself in others and an acceptance that their stress is
your stress, that their happiness is your own. The gulf between us all
is imaginary, born of insecurity and fear.
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- Stephen Schettini, "What to Expect When You're Reflecting"
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