Okay last time, I promise. KARUNA: The original Sanskrit word is karuna, which holds within itself traces of the fragment ru, meaning to weep. While the Oxford dictionary describes compassion as pity bordering on the merciful, karuna is actually our ability to relate to another in so intense a measure that the plight of the other affects us as much as if it had been our own. The term karuna is central to the entire Buddhist tradition. It is frequently described as a love for all beings, equal in intensity to a mothers affection for her child. However, it is quite unlike conventional love (Sanskrit: priya, kama or trishna), which is rooted in dualistic thinking and is egoistic, possessive and exclusive, in contrast to the all-encompassing nature of compassion. The root meaning of karuna is said to be the anguished cry of deep sorrow and understanding that can only come from an unblemished sense of oneness with others. exoticindiaart/article/kuanyin
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:59:13 +0000
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