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>Learning about Compassion > >It is not unusual from time to time for someone to >take a dig at me - I guess that is one of the >downsides of being in the public eye. However, >somethings I wonder what my "foes" are trying to >achieve with such flame throwing ... especially >considering that their postings are usually anonymous. > > >It saddens me that there are certain individuals with >the Pagan community who feel it necessary to make such >"attacks" - not necessarily because of myself being >the recent victim, but simply because such "attacks" >are largely based on heresay. Surely the local Pagan >community is really too small to have such negativity >directed from within. After all, such internal >jealousy, envy and heresay is how many hundreds, if >not thousands, of people lost their lives only a >couple of hundred of years ago ... > >The last round of negativity that has been directed at >me actually caused me to step back and view it from a >different approach ... instead of simply taking this >person's negativity and anger as being personally >directed at me, I considered the person themselves ... > >and I felt sorrow and sadness that the only way they >can express themselves is by making anonymous >"attacks". Such action can surely only come from >immense internal suffering and pain ... > >I realised that instead of feeling hate, or pity - I >felt compassion for my "foe" for it seems that I am >able to progress along my spiritual path (which has >many twists and turns) yet they appear to be stuck. > >Blessings - Frances > >This link is to a meditation on compassion by the >Dalai Lama > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.gmrdesign.com/lifechallenges.org/door/ >medita.html">http://www.gmrdesign.com/lifechallenges.or >g/door/medita.html</a>

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