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Compassion is a [[Virtues|Virtue]] of the [[Spirits of Christ]] — one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism — foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and personhood. | Compassion is a [[Virtues|Virtue]] of the [[Spirits of Christ]] — one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism — foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and personhood. | ||
Throughout the ages of planetary evolution many different humanist philosophies have developed, as well as many organized religious traditions. Most all of them have emphasized the positive traits of human [[Compassion]] as a virtue to strive for in daily life. When we think about the meaning of the word “compassion” in our society we generally think of a human characteristic that has a moral or ethical judgment cast upon our perception of it. This judgment is stemming from our mental body [[Negative Ego]] which then seeks to define what we as human beings believe is “good or bad”. Anytime we use the [[Ego | Throughout the ages of planetary evolution many different humanist philosophies have developed, as well as many organized religious traditions. Most all of them have emphasized the positive traits of human [[Compassion]] as a virtue to strive for in daily life. When we think about the meaning of the word “compassion” in our society we generally think of a human characteristic that has a moral or ethical judgment cast upon our perception of it. This judgment is stemming from our mental body [[Negative Ego]] which then seeks to define what we as human beings believe is “good or bad”. Anytime we use the [[Ego Filters]] to shape our fixed belief system and its inner dialogue, we get judgment. Our judgment then assigns a value to our perception of events. | ||
[[Compassion]] directed from the judgmental mind becomes extremely distorted to fit into what we believe the circumstance is that actually deserves our compassionate point of view. From these ego mental distortions, many which are reinforced by religious dogma, our idea of what defines compassion can become muddled within extremely dense emotions such as guilt, shame or resentment. We may give to charity to make ourselves feel better, so that the inner personal conflict will go away in the belief that we are being compassionate. We may feel obligated that in order to be a good person, a “spiritual person” - we should be compassionate in order to have empathy to feel others suffering.<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/1532-compassionate-witness Compassionate Witness]</ref> | [[Compassion]] directed from the judgmental mind becomes extremely distorted to fit into what we believe the circumstance is that actually deserves our compassionate point of view. From these ego mental distortions, many which are reinforced by religious dogma, our idea of what defines compassion can become muddled within extremely dense emotions such as guilt, shame or resentment. We may give to charity to make ourselves feel better, so that the inner personal conflict will go away in the belief that we are being compassionate. We may feel obligated that in order to be a good person, a “spiritual person” - we should be compassionate in order to have empathy to feel others suffering.<ref>[http://www.energeticsynthesis.com/index.php/resource-tools/news-shift-timelines/1532-compassionate-witness Compassionate Witness]</ref> | ||