Day 19 of 30 Days of Compassion from Interfaith Paths to Peace
Read one paragraph descriptions of key compassion concepts in world religions
http://paths2peace.org/Compassion_in_Religion.html
What does compassion mean? Here’s a powerful definition from the book Compassion, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison:
“The word ‘compassion’ is derived from the Latin words pati and cum, which together mean ‘to suffer with.’
Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish.
Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.
Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless.
Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.”
Then, we must act on that compassion to relieve suffering.
Read one paragraph descriptions of key compassion concepts in world religions
http://paths2peace.org/Compassion_in_Religion.html
What does compassion mean? Here’s a powerful definition from the book Compassion, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison:
“The word ‘compassion’ is derived from the Latin words pati and cum, which together mean ‘to suffer with.’
Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish.
Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears.
Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless.
Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.”
Then, we must act on that compassion to relieve suffering.
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