@Meaningness : Compassion is the quivering heart's response to suffering.
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Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn Not sure I’m seeing a difference yet… what’s the response? Maybe I need to say: desire to alleviate other’s pain?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : The response can be a feeling, it can be an action--it isn't limited and it isn't necessarily passive.#myexperience1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn I’m not disagreeing, but I don’t know of a (non-tantric) source for this idea. Can you point at something?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : I probably missed the over-arching context of the post. :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn Should become clearer are the series develops, I hope!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn Point there is just that compassion doesn’t give reliable guidance about what to do. So it’s inadequate as a basis for ethics.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn That’s not to say it’s not incredibly important—it is! But it’s only part of the story, and Buddhism lacks the rest.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness : I'm curious to do a series on this for@BuddhistGeeks.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VincentHorn@BuddhistGeeks I’d be up for that, thanks! Let’s wait for the series to run and then plan it. All but final post are written.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@VincentHorn @BuddhistGeeks Or if you are in a hurry, I can send you the rest of the text now.
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@Meaningness@BuddhistGeeks : Nah, happy to read it as it drips out. :-)0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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