Compassion

Compassion

Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend or an enemy, as long as that person wishes for peace and happiness and wishes to overcome suffering, then on that basis we develop genuine concern for his or her problem. This is genuine compassion: the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet





i have embarked on a journey,
walked many miles,
followed countless false trails
and backtracked;
now, i am navigating
the true path.

my destination,
a speck on the horizon
with many pitfalls along the way.
i will be traveling
for a lifetime

unable
to complete my journey
i drop my burdens,
fall to the burning sand
(desperation in mind).
i rip open my chest
and bare my heart;
it is for the taking.

as I do this
the whole world opens.
i feel a strong connection
to every living person.
i am no longer on a journey,
but, in the present moment
of compassion,
i feel whole.