to suffer with another; sympathetic feel-ing for one in distress or pain; understanding.
compassion: sympathy for the suffering of others with a desire to help, however, without taking on the suffering of others as an empath would do. Kuan Yin is the great Spiritual Master of Compassion and Mercy! A virtue of the Second Ray. - One of the 72+ divine attributes of God.
a trait or virtue that expresses an ability and willingness to suffer with other persons.
A virtuous mind that wishes others to be free from suffering. See also Great compassion. See Eight Steps to Happiness and Universal Compassion.
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
To suffer with the other by putting oneself in the spiritual or physical situation of the other. This should not be confused with empathy, fellow-feeling or sympathy.
A sympathetic consciousness toward others. Compassion is a desire for everyone to be free from suffering. It is a true acknowledgement of our interdependence. Compassion arises when we form a complete understanding of a person or situation. When we receive this fuller picture, we can respond in ways that demonstrate greater sensitivity toward ourselves and others. Compassion incorporates all aspects of a situation, both the positive and negative. When we apply compassion, we express our excellence and provide abundance to ourselves and others.
A deep awareness of the suffering of humanity and our planet and the desire to heal it.
The wish that others may be free from SUFFERING and its' causes.
The wish for all beings to be separated from their mental and physical suffering. A prerequisite for the development of bodhicitta. Compassion is symbolized by the meditational deity Avalokiteshvara and the mantra om mani padme hum.
( Skt. karuna / Tib. nyingje): The unconditional wish that all sentient beings be freed from physical and mental suffering.
(thugs rje) In the context of Dzogchen, one of the three aspects; essence, nature, and capacity. Compassion here has a much deeper meaning than selfless kindness and the wish to alleviate the suffering of others.. It is the natural expression of the indivisability of emptiness and luminosity.