Compassion, The Second Face of Love

How does it feel when you see someone who is having a hard time, who is suffering, or who is lost? What’s your response?

In this episode we’ll explore Compassion, the Second Face of Love. Compassion builds on lovingkindness, our capacity to feel friendliness and caring for ourselves and others. Compassion is not for softees. Compassion requires strength, character, and honesty. Compassion says, “Look here.” “Feel here.” “Act and let go.” 

Compassion says see suffering without shirking. Feel what it feels like without grabbing onto it or trying to fix it. Feel the desire to alleviate it from a place of non-judgment. And, act skillfully to relieve it without any attachment to the outcome.

Compassion by its very nature requires open-heartedness. If your body is tight, tense, or contracted, it is asking you to be present with it; to allow, observe, and listen deeply. And, then it is asking you bathe it with your compassionate heart.

Compassion says small acts are great acts. And, open hearts are great hearts. 

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As always I am grateful for you, my listeners, and I am grateful for the people behind the scenes that make this podcast possible. Allie Allen in San Francisco, for logo and podcast cover design; Gorgias Romero in Santiago Chile for original music, audio engineering, and production; Bill Rafferty in Sydney Australia for technical web support and Margaret Haas in Los Angeles California for announcing the show.

Have a compassionate week. 

Be well. Be mindful.

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