“If someone begs from you, and you give that person something, don’t think you are helping her or him. That person is helping you by giving you an opportunity to show your generosity. If no one is there to receive, how could you donate? The giver should thank the receiver.”
If you can practice dwelling peacefully in the present moment during the day, being mindful of whatever it is that you are doing, peace will radiate from you, and this will inspire the people around you.
Perhaps there is an individual who acts aggressively towards you. If you can look at them with compassion – with kindness and love – and offer them a gentle smile, they will be receiving something very precious from you.
When you understand the pain of those who cause you suffering and choose to let it go, forgiveness will come naturally, because compassion will be present. When it is necessary, you can be firm and strong, but never lose you kindness or your beauty.
Many of us are afraid of being attacked, so we sometimes pretend to be toughand cruel to protect ourselves, even though we have compassion abd understanding inside. Without compassion, we suffer a lot and we make peopl around us suffer. With compassion, we can relate to other living beings and we can helpthe suffer less.
Compassion can be expressed in your eyes, in the way you act or react, in the way you walk, sit, eat, or deal with other people. It is the et means of self-protection. It can also be contagious. It is very wonderful to engage with someone who shows compassion in her or his heart. With compassion in your heart you will win over a lot of friends and family members – because we all need compassion and love.
I have lived through a life of suffering and I can tell you that compassion can free you from the most difficult situations. It is the energy of compassion that helps us and provides us with a way out of different situations.
Understanding makes compassion possible. I have written a lot today about suffering an compassion. Imagine if you could relieve the suffering from your life with a smile of compassion directed towards those who have misguided, mislead, or wronged you in some form or fashion.
Why should you carry their burdens, it wasn’t you who caused their suffering. In the end we all sometimes end up in the same place, however getting out of difficult situations we may take a different approach.
Our relationships with other people are crucial to our happiness. Sometimes we treat others or ourselves badly because of habits we created. We should treated ourselves with respect, tenderness, and compassion. This is very important. If we know how to treat our bodies and feelings with respect, we will be able to treat other people with the same respect.
Everyone of us is capable of doing this…
Please give me your feedback, I would love to hear about how you over came a situation; mental, physical, or spiritual.
Namaste.
Dustin Hendrix
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