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Pema Chodron (Buddhist):
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognise our shared humanity
Why bring "belief" into it? Why divide the world into "believers" and "unbelievers"?
To do so is to take one step away from compassion and genuine empathy.
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognise our shared humanity
Why bring "belief" into it? Why divide the world into "believers" and "unbelievers"?
To do so is to take one step away from compassion and genuine empathy.