Interesting, although I think your definition of compassion is flat out wrong. Makes me question your conclusions.https://twitter.com/meaningness/status/647802917026557953 …
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@Meaningness : You say "Compassion is the subjective feeling of another’s pain." That's a definition of empathy w/r/t to pain.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : It includes the ability to feel pain, but also differentiate basic unpleasantness from 2nd order existential suffering.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn I think I’m familiar with that distinction, but I’m not sure this is the canonical meaning of koruna (or “compassion” in West)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : I'm not quoting scripture. Just responding to that segment of your post. :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn Oh. Well, as far as I know, this isn’t a (non-tantric) pre-modern Buddhist idea.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn … and I think it’s misleading to re-use the word “compassion/karuna,” which refers to a mental state in both traditions, to >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@VincentHorn > include action, because of potential confusions.
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