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The "far enemy" of karuṇā is cruelty, a mind-state in obvious opposition. The "near enemy" (quality which superficially resembles karuṇā but is in fact more subtly in opposition to it), is (sentimental) pity : here too one wants to remove suffering, but for a partly selfish (attached) reason hence not the pure motivation. [ 14 ]
As for the mentally ill roaming our city, Torres said allowing them “to languish on the streets and subways of New York is cruelty cloaked in compassion” — adding that Ramon Rivera’s fatal ...
According to Schopenhauer: "Since compassion for animals is so intimately associated with goodness of character, it may be confidently asserted that whoever is cruel to animals cannot be a good man", [1] and finally, that "Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality", echoing Buddhist views on animal ethics; [5] however, Schopenhauer ...
After this incident, Schopenhauer took the opportunity to demonstrate that Hegel’s writings are, as he says, “a pseudo-philosophy that cripples all mental powers, suffocates real thinking and substitutes by means of the most outrageous use of language the hollowest, the most devoid of sense, the most thoughtless, and, as the outcome confirms, the most stupefying jumble of words”, a claim ...
Compassion: What a penetrating word. It’s the deepest feeling of love for others, and particularly those in dire need. The expression of compassion was well before Christ Jesus appeared on earth.
Cruelty (rnam-par ‘tshe-ba) is a part of hostility and has three forms. Hooliganism (snying-rje-ba med-pa) is a cruel lack of compassion with which we wish to cause mischief or harm to others. Self-destructiveness (snying-brtse-ba med-pa) is a cruel lack of self-love with which we wish to cause mischief or harm to ourselves.
Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.” — Brené Brown “When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others.
Daya (Punjabi: ਦਯਾ or ਦਇਆ, pronunciation: , meaning compassion) is a fundamental teaching of the Sikh religion and teachings. The other four fundamental qualities are truth ( sat ), contentment ( santokh ), humility ( nimrata ) and love ( pyaar ).