Difference between revisions of "Compassion"

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Merit (Tib. bsod nams, Skt. punya): good karma, the energy generated by positive actions of body, speech and mind. [MR]

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−	[[~~Compassion~~]] ([[~~snying rje~~]]): the ~~wish to free all beings from suffering and the causes of suffering (negatives~~ actions ~~and ignorance). It is complementary with altruistic love (the wish that all beings may find happiness and the causes~~ of ~~happiness)~~, ~~with sympathetic joy (which rejoices of others qualities)~~ and ~~with equanimity which extends the three former attitudes to all beings, whether friends, strangers or enemies~~. [MR]	+	[[Merit]] (Tib. [[bsod nams]], Skt. punya): good karma, the energy generated by positive actions of body, speech and mind. [MR]
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