Treating Ourselves with the Value of Compassion

Treating Ourselves with the Value of Compassion - (4645)

Here are some notes about the real value of compassion directed towards ourselves.

Normally we want compassion from others in the form of: understanding, in the form of concession, in the form of justification, in the form of others taking on our burdens, in the form of others doing things for us that we should do ourselves and in the form of not having to change...

Often we get upset with others who do not offer this form of compassion. This is self-compassion in action. It wants compassion for our personality and our 'myself' or "I". It does not want real compassion but a compassion that benefits our defects keeping them just as they are.

This is not real compassion! Real compassion wants us to not stay as incompetent, lazy, half-baked, half-developed, defective and sick, but to be fully developed, strong, fully capable and healthy and active.

We know kindness goes with compassion and this is real kindness to ourselves to want ourselves to change.

So when we fail or fall short in any circumstance of life where our ego of self-compassion would manifest we need to bring the real value of compassion forward. Which is a very powerful force that comes from inside of ourselves to pick ourselves up in a firm but careful way. Seeing exactly where we are at and treating ourselves at that level and helping ourselves from that point forward.

Real compassion works with humility, as humility is to know our place in all circumstances, events and situations. It is true balance. As soon as we overstep our place we break balance. Humility is conscious so as to see our place, respect our place and know how to stay there.

The real compassion is strong, intelligent, resourceful and patient. It does not get disappointed easily and it persists with the right methods until reaching the goal, which is to get ourselves up and walking again.

End (4645).

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