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I decided to go for a pint and went into a local pub near my home. The elderly lady came over to the table next to mine and looked a little lost, but the lady came over to sit with her.
I noticed that the lady listening had an expression on her face that spoke volumes. Caring and listening.
Virginia countryside east of the Shenandoah Mountains. The perspective invites the weary wayfarer to take the long but inviting road home.
One day the younger son came to his father and said, “Father, eventually I’m going to inherit my share of your estate. Rather than waiting until you die, I want you to give me my share now.” And so the father liquidated assets and divided them. A few days passed and this younger son gathered all his wealth and set off on a journey to a distant land. Once there he wasted everything he owned on wild living. . . . . So he got up and returned to his father. The father looked off in the distance and saw the young man returning. He felt compassion for his son and ran out to him, enfolded him in an embrace, and kissed him. . . . The older brother got really angry and refused to come inside, . . . The father replied, “My son, you are always with me, and all I have is yours. Isn’t it right to join in the celebration and be happy? This is your brother we’re talking about. He was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found again!”
Luke 15: 11-32
I just did new YouTube, with Sidewalk Prophets, "Sisters and Brothers" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYVfFiSx68&feature=youtu.be
Andrew Coers is the keeper of the Auckland elephants. He seemed quite relaxed around these two.
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"Compassion arises / from the condition that / all elements are at the right place."
monoprint, 2 phases, 16x23 cm, Drager Meurtant 2017
In this picture, a devoted man engages in the ancient practice of turning a prayer wheel at Boudhanath Stupa. This meditative act holds great significance in Tibetan Buddhism, as each rotation of the wheel is believed to generate spiritual merit and spread blessings to all living beings. The man spins the wheel clockwise, symbolizing the advancement of wisdom and compassion in the world - Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” Islamic Hadith
Explored Feb. 28, 2009 #498
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This backpack and ball near the desk on the Shamim side of The Compassion Experience are a reminder of the little boy from Honduras we sponsor.
We receive letters from his mother and she is thankful and lets us know that he is able to learn about God at the center he attends and is doing well in school because of the sponsorship.
I used a 50mm prime inside the trailer for the tour while listening to the story Compassion International tells. The space was fairly tight for the scene and the light was low. I’m so glad I have images from this experience and our Worship Pastor introduced our church to Compassion International.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
-- Lao Tzu
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I'm in the middle of watching Bourdain's Parts Unknown in the DRC, and it reminded me of my trip to Tibet. The DRC is one of two trips (with the KKH in Pakistan being the other) that I'm not sure I'll ever be able to do. When I was younger, I watched TV shows about the bush pilots and more recently followed a couple's journey traversing the country. I can only hope the situation in the world improves and I can do both; if not, I am so happy, heartbroken, and stirred to be able to travel with Bourdain tonight.
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But why does compassion have to be universal? Because this is different from moral judgment. It doesn’t prevent you from saying that those are walking psychopaths, that they have no heart. But compassion is to remedy suffering wherever it is, whatever form it takes and whoever causes it. So what is the object of compassion here? It is the hatred and the person under its power. If someone beats you with a stick, you don’t get angry with the stick — you get angry with the person. These people we are talking about are like sticks in the hands of ignorance and hatred. We can judge the acts of a person at a particular time, but compassion is wishing that the present aspect of suffering and the causes of suffering may be remedied. Anyway, I enjoy every moment of life, but of course there are moments of extreme sadness — especially when you see so much suffering. But this should kindle your compassion, and if it kindles your compassion, you go to a stronger, healthier, more meaningful way of being. That’s what I call happiness. It’s not as if all the time you jump for joy. Happiness is more like your baseline. It’s where you come to after the ups and downs, the joy and sorrows. We perceive even more intensely — bad taste, seeing someone suffer — but we keep this sense of the depth. That’s what meditation brings. NYT, Matthieu Ricard 8/19/23
Day 75/365 :: MUSIC
For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.
Paula Cole
Wake up, Maggie I think I got something to say to you
It's late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused, but I feel I'm being used
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts - Rod Stewart
Magpies have always given me problems. If the light wasn't perfect I could count on getting no details from this bird. Today was overcast and gray but when this bird just landed on this mullein a stone's throw away I knew I had a golden opportunity. I had time for a short burst and not even a chance to zoom out before the bird was gone. It was like Maggie was having some compassion late this September before leaving.
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This is the second picture of Vladimir Tro www.flickr.com/photos/149732725@N08/ I have painted. Beautiful photos there. It not the same as the photo but came out really bright and vibrant and that makes me happy. Painted with oil.
This image taken during a walk through Salem, Virginia’s East Hill cemetery during a rainy afternoon. The statue graces the top of a family crypt.
I can't believe this rose survived being transplanted from my late father's garden in the blasting heat of last summer. It sat in the wheelbarrow for several weeks waiting and waiting and I thought we'd lost it for sure; but no, it flourished merrily, and I love it.
The koan sang in whispers,
spirals in the dusk of wakefulness.
You held the echo,
thinner than a thread,
and compassion poured outward
beyond the boundaries you once knew.
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"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."
Albert Einstein
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile,
a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
-- Leo Buscaglia --