Comments on: A Story of Compassion http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/ A Guide to Spiritual Awakening, Enlightenment, and Unconditional Love Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:06:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ariel Bravy http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 Ariel Bravy Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:21:16 +0000 http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/?p=1685#comment-1211 So Ismaelia, what if you were to drop all your beliefs, all your theories, and all your ideas. What would be left? To intellectually understand is one thing, to know from within is another. If you were to stop trying to understand by coming from the assumption that you don't know, you may very well find that you already know the answer to every question you can ask. Then again, maybe not. Wanna find out? :) So Ismaelia, what if you were to drop all your beliefs, all your theories, and all your ideas. What would be left?

To intellectually understand is one thing, to know from within is another.

If you were to stop trying to understand by coming from the assumption that you don’t know, you may very well find that you already know the answer to every question you can ask.

Then again, maybe not. Wanna find out? :)

]]> By: Ismaelia http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Ismaelia Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:14:56 +0000 http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/?p=1685#comment-1204 What is a "perfect way of behaving"? Isn't that a judgment? Don't judgments come from the ego/mind and lead us away from our center/source/heart? I find that when I love/live in acceptance there is no room for fear of any kind. So then I ask myself why is it so hard for me to remain in that fearless place? Then I see that as a thought/concept/judgment again coming from a place of fear so I release that and return to a loving awareness in acceptance without judgment and remind myself that this is where I want to be but desire to desire it in a non-attached way which is revealing itself as an energy block for me right now.So once again I return to acceptance...oh boy What is a “perfect way of behaving”? Isn’t that a judgment? Don’t judgments come from the ego/mind and lead us away from our center/source/heart? I find that when I love/live in acceptance there is no room for fear of any kind. So then I ask myself why is it so hard for me to remain in that fearless place? Then I see that as a thought/concept/judgment again coming from a place of fear so I release that and return to a loving awareness in acceptance without judgment and remind myself that this is where I want to be but desire to desire it in a non-attached way which is revealing itself as an energy block for me right now.So once again I return to acceptance…oh boy

]]> By: Scarface http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Scarface Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:20:23 +0000 http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/?p=1685#comment-1197 Yeah, for me at this moment it's the only answer. The background of this is as follows. I always was (and still am) concerned mostly with my personal happiness. And I wanted to become a compassionate person to myself and others. Now I was (and am) in general pretty compassionate/understanding/loving. But not in all situations, because some times some other "energy" would take over (fear/frustration/etc.). Now, afterwards thinking about it, this was for me the cause of some unhappiness. Because I created in my head a "perfect way of behaving" in all situations, and that my way of doing all things should be done in mode of love/compassion. And in those situations that love/compassion was not there, that was the cause of some frustration/unhappiness in me. I was like saying stuff to myself afterwrads, "I (or A loving person) should not act/be that way." So I thought about it, and asked myself. Why does this create unhappiness? And the answer I came was that I should just allow whatever mode I got in and accept that. And then those (re)actions done in (fear/frustration/etc.) wouldn’t cause unhappiness anymore. And for me that “attitude” has helped be stay more relaxed/in peace/happy. Which actually had as a side-effect, that the amount of my actions done in modes of fear/frustration have actually diminished (unexpectedly). Yeah, for me at this moment it’s the only answer. The background of this is as follows.
I always was (and still am) concerned mostly with my personal happiness. And I wanted to become a compassionate person to myself and others. Now I was (and am) in general pretty compassionate/understanding/loving. But not in all situations, because some times some other “energy” would take over (fear/frustration/etc.).
Now, afterwards thinking about it, this was for me the cause of some unhappiness. Because I created in my head a “perfect way of behaving” in all situations, and that my way of doing all things should be done in mode of love/compassion. And in those situations that love/compassion was not there, that was the cause of some frustration/unhappiness in me. I was like saying stuff to myself afterwrads, “I (or A loving person) should not act/be that way.”
So I thought about it, and asked myself. Why does this create unhappiness? And the answer I came was that I should just allow whatever mode I got in and accept that. And then those (re)actions done in (fear/frustration/etc.) wouldn’t cause unhappiness anymore. And for me that “attitude” has helped be stay more relaxed/in peace/happy. Which actually had as a side-effect, that the amount of my actions done in modes of fear/frustration have actually diminished (unexpectedly).

]]> By: Ismaelia http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Ismaelia Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:13:39 +0000 http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/?p=1685#comment-1185 I would release my resistance and surrender to the moment as much as possible knowing everything happens for a reason. We attracted each other for a reason. I would ask for help from within. Whatever would arise from that moment is meant to be but being able to look into his eyes is so amazing!!! I would release my resistance and surrender to the moment as much as possible knowing everything happens for a reason. We attracted each other for a reason. I would ask for help from within. Whatever would arise from that moment is meant to be but being able to look into his eyes is so amazing!!!

]]> By: Ariel Bravy http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Ariel Bravy Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:05:59 +0000 http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/?p=1685#comment-1184 Sounds like a pretty spiritual answer. :) Sounds like a pretty spiritual answer. :)

]]> By: Scarface http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/a-story-of-compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Scarface Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:13:17 +0000 http://www.youaretrulyloved.com/enlightenment/?p=1685#comment-1183 How I would respond, would depend upon what kind of feeling would arise in me. Sometimes compassion may arise, sometimes fear may arise, sometimes anger may arise, etc.. But for me now is more important what my (deeper) attitude towards whatever happens is. How I would respond, would depend upon what kind of feeling would arise in me. Sometimes compassion may arise, sometimes fear may arise, sometimes anger may arise, etc.. But for me now is more important what my (deeper) attitude towards whatever happens is.

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