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**FinanseMikky** · 01-24-2012, 08:37 PM

Regarding the practice of compassion, here's an article by Pema Chodron called 'Idiot Compassion'

http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/qa5.php

except:

"Idiot compassion is a great expression, which was actually coined by Trungpa Rinpoche. It refers to something we all do a lot of and call it compassion. In some ways, it's whats called enabling. It's the general tendency to give people what they want because you can't bear to see them suffering.

Basically, you're not giving them what they need. You're trying to get away from your feeling of I can't bear to see them suffering. In other words, you're doing it for yourself. You're not really doing it for them".

01-24-2012, 08:37 PM	#5
FinanseMikky Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	Regarding the practice of compassion, here's an article by Pema Chodron called 'Idiot Compassion' http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/pema/qa5.php except: "Idiot compassion is a great expression, which was actually coined by Trungpa Rinpoche. It refers to something we all do a lot of and call it compassion. In some ways, it's whats called enabling. It's the general tendency to give people what they want because you can't bear to see them suffering. Basically, you're not giving them what they need. You're trying to get away from your feeling of I can't bear to see them suffering. In other words, you're doing it for yourself. You're not really doing it for them".
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