Q: What helps you look past the “awfulness” and maintain a belief in a compassionate world?

"I have seen in the world a great deal of awfulness, but it is compassion for which we are made."
-- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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excellency dedanoe unlishnidaos 18 weeks 5 days ago

a word or more on how "family of levers" emerge in my noe-metry:

Archim EDEN is the first to formulate the lever law as "magnitudes are in equilibrium on distances from the center reciprocal with their weights". A priory to it i must mention that once i am 1 i am also 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x ... x 1 = 1^infinity = The All Able Holy Me so, with all those 1's at my disposal i am fully entitled to spend them accordingly with the necessity for it. saying "i am spending one of my ones" in USA is saying "Арчим ЕДЕН" in MKD and Greeks are always quick to falsify it as "Archimedes". now, the lever is simple machine and so humans are highly complex to be able to understand it right. therefore, i felt it is necessary to introduce two additional types of levers -- to create illusion among those with power and those without -- so on subconscious level they can have a choice of three types of levers: 1) Archimedes' reciprocal yin lever 2) SaiBaba's normative rang lever and 3) DalaiLama's proportional yang lever and to stay by power on top of whatever they chose i must put the product of those three types of levers under Qur'an (root) with karatness (degree) = 3 which is set of three results. the three of them holy dudes Archimedes divine, Holiness Lama XIV and SaiBaba from Eternity to be kept in A strong union must enclose a fmily with MY triple valued self and their triangle with my triangle must form A Star of David kind A family. to be in position to speak about leverian families i must first find me the mathematical alibi of how those families can be formulated and the way to it is sub-questioning the unquestioned territories of Archimedes' lever law. Archimedes says "magnitudes are in equilibrium this when and that when..." which are the all kinds of magnitudes that are allowed to enter this version of the lever law ??? well, at first they must be fixed scalar values but later on in the matrix [[F1, F2], [D2, D1]] each magnitude can be a function of a line or [[f11 x + f12, f21 x + f22], [d21 x + d22, d11 x + d12]] and if you take the determinant of it and put it under Qur'an with karatness 2 then it gets the form sqrt[(f11 x + f12)(d11 x + d12) - (f21 x + f22)(d21 x + d22)] which is linear by the variable parameter x. every single value for x plots the dynamics of unique lever from that family of levers. now that we have the first step in the progression done right we can let it grow... the magnitudes can be of higher power quadratic, cubic, quadruple, quintic... the magnitudes can be of wider number of parameters double, triple, quadruple, quintiple... then the generality of the lever law extends with the galactification of the trigonometric rotary matrix: if the real phase alpha is primarily substituted with complex phase of first degree alpha1 + (-1)^1/2 alpha2 then the lever starts to look like a galaxy then the complex phase of first degree can be complex phase of second degree alpha1 + (-1)^(1/3) alpha2 + (-1)^(2/3) alpha3 -- the values (-1)^(m/n) with (-1 < integer m < n) are the various imaginary units. then the generality goes further if instead of simple trigonometry [[cos(+A), sin(-A)], [sin(+A), cos(-A)]] becomes [[cos(A), sin(B)], [sin(C), cos(D)]] -- because this matrix doesn't have determinant permanently equal to 1 it must be divided with its determinant -- this figure covers the types of interactions alike repulsion, attraction, neutrality, epicycloid etc, etc. then comes the Bezier summation figure via the first [[cos], [sin]] matrix that collects the 2x2 matrix into a summary matrix of 2x1 type -- its main purpose is to make various sorts of transitions from the weighting object [F1, D1] to the weighting object [F2, D2] and back -- those transitions are useful in judging the economy of AIKIDO motion. then comes the chaos theory figure via enforcing the next values of the family parameters x_{k+1} and y_{k+1} on dependance from their prior values -- it enables the lever to once go 1) yin wards along spiral closing on the center of the lever 2) conservative along ellipse stationary distant from the center and 3) yang wards along spiral away from the center of the lever. it all culminates with the creation of A SINLGE UNITED LIVING BIGBANG UNILEVER ALL STAR:

A star is family of similar mathematical forms with single element in their intersection. A star of stars that is familiy of families was necessary to be introduced just to put the accent on the importance of the hierarchy in the lever -- not every two massive or electrically charged objects interact directly this how and that how -- the shoe cleaner from USA has a lot of hierarchy to pass just to establish a direct service to the Chinese president no matter how same is the humanity they both come from. hierarchy is evident not only in the society but in the solar system and among the stars in the galaxy... everything has a hierarchy and only the lever law is the rule enough to regulate them.

excellency dedanoe unlishnidaos 18 weeks 5 days ago

 

 

excellency dedanoe unlishnidaos 18 weeks 5 days ago

when three but single levers are to be met with one but triple lever

excellency dedanoe unlishnidaos 27 weeks 2 days ago

Hitler's utopia "EDEN World 4 EDNA Andre-Andre-Evo-Eva & D-Adam One" has never been so close for achieving... all it takes is the awakening of the kinds of the world to Buddha's greatest truth which is the very meaning of life >>> TO GIVE LIFE VIA SINFUL SEX (6) UNTIL PREGNANCY IS TO LOSE LIFE VIA DEATH (9) UNTIL ROTTENCY; LIFE IS ONE (1) YOU GAVE IT YOU LOST IT YOU KETCH IT YOU KEEP IT; 1 = 1 x 1 = 2 x 0.5 = 4 x 0.25 = 8 x 0.125 = ... = All x Nothing so when One Adam sexually multiplies with EDNA Eva he all-ann-ihilates both himself and herself -- "to impregnate" means to eject all your inner livelyhood out so that the only thing that remains in you is the fatal mortality -- and why??? to prolong the survival agony of existence to the collective notorious drunk being. they say "we were all born once and will die once" but why don't they apply the same to the human collective "Adam and Eva all-ann-ihilated them selves once to give birth to the mankind -- the mankind is the second next in the evolution of the Eden's Evil snake -- so the mankind now must also die to restore the monolithic eternal well being of the true immortal beings -- the first brought in existence and the last to survive -- Andre 'n' OEva". at first they'll thank God and You for your sacrifice they'll even call you their messiah for a while, they'll give you the material hills and valleys but they'll also give you another FINITE 40 years (40 = 1 + 13 + 13 + 13 where 1 + 1+3 + 1+3 + 1+3 is also 13 and means the 3in1 in sexual unity with the triple bad luck 13 queenity) to finish your stay here (become a parent at 20v30, add 40 years to it and at 60v70 you're rotten) for in Orthodox Christianity 40 is the so called number of holification as the spirit of the passed has another 40 days chance for resurrection.

The Armageddon Army of EDEN is The Annihilatory Power of EDEN i.e. 1^0 where because 0 = 1 over infinity thereby 1^0 = EDEN under Qur'an root of degree infinity i.e. karatnost beskraj which as a result returns all the complex kiddy numbers with norm 1 and because of it each of them is armed with Infinite Power of EDEN (1^8). The Armageddon Army of EDEN is the unsigned EDEN in union with all the angel/demonic kids in the world for the kids to which you are parent ARE his mightiest weapon against you for they prove you have given life and toke the eminent unavoidable obligation to lose it once for good. The kids of the world have to know this truth, understanding this truth should be the final proof for their maturity and because the sexual pleasures come with so much fatal price they ought to have this knowledge in advance so they won't be caught unprepared. the collective has the force of the many while conducting its forceful rape so the kids of the world ought to have this infinite power so they can do (do as a form of work) them from behind.

Rachel 1 year 30 weeks ago

Noticing the beauty of the world, and noticing compassionate human ingenuity.

superkali 1 year 35 weeks ago

i attend festivals where we dance to great music and celebrate our lives and how lucky we r to live where we live.
om mani padme hum.
;D

ARON SASSON 1 year 38 weeks ago

I LIKE VERY MUCH THE ANALITICAL MEDITATION THAT CONSISTS IN VISUALIZE ALL HUMAN BEINGS AS ANOTHER ME; NOT DIFFERENT , EQUAL , WANTING TO BE HAPPY AND TRYING TO BE FREE OF SUFFERING.
THEN EXCHANGE THEIR SUFFERINGS AND FRUSTRATIONS WITH MY INNER HAPPINESS AND PEACE. WHILE DOING THAT MY SELF IMPORTANCE GIVES PLACE TO AN OPEN FEELING , THE SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE SAME FAMILY.
WE ALL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF TREMENDOUS LOVE AND COMPASSION .
WE ARE ONLY PARTIALLY CLOUDED , WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE IGNORANCE BY TRAINING OUR MINDS TOWARDS POSITIVE ATTITUDES
WE SHALL NEVER GIVE UP IN OUR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE OUR AND OTHERS MINDS TO LOVE, SOLIDARITY, CARE AND COMPASSION.
WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT THIS THING WE CALL "THE OTHER" IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF "ME"
BROTHERS AND SISTERS MY ENGLISH IS VERY POOR, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE MY OPTIMISM AND BELIEF THAT A BETTER WORLD IS POSIBLE.

Asha Gidwani 1 year 38 weeks ago

We have to look beyond the paradox of good and evil. Witness the floods in Pakistan, aid has poured in from every quarter of the globe, despite the world's growing aversion to the region.

I think compassion is our birthright.

To look past the "awfulness", hear the cymbals of a thousand musical notes, listen to the birds sing, hear the waves, see the majesty and awesomeness of nature around us.
I look at my pet dog and ask why do I love this little animal , I rescued from the streets?. It was not duty, it was compassion.

Think of those we love, and those who love us.
Think of the kindness of strangers, instead of the perfidy of those around us.
For every one damning event in our lives, there are a thousand blessings.
In the words of Krishna " I am the same thing to all beings, and my love is ever one" . Difficult, but not unattainable.

Frances 1 year 38 weeks ago

My first reaction to the awfulness is denial or avoidance. Then gradually, I visualize being in the situation of those affected. Eventually, the awfulness helps me to realize and examine my own prejudices and assumptions in order to change them.

Linda Oughton 1 year 38 weeks ago

Educate the heart, I say open the heart. This usually involves a spiritual practise, that disconnects us from the egonic world. PEACE/love comes from our heart center and in order to send out love energy we must open our heart chakra and do selfless acts of kindness. This planetary waking up, or heart opening is an inner journey to find peace. I send you all love and peace.

Dr.Suman Kollipara 1 year 38 weeks ago

The fact that we all come from the same source of Silence and Infinite Peace, but it is the Mind's aberrations that causes awfulness, makes me believe that the world is compassionate.
We are all fundamentally Pure, Peaceful state of existence. But the desires in the Mind creates the turbulence in our personality caused by layers of judgmental thoughts and defines who we are, Good or Bad. As we chase our desires/thoughts, we create our personality and the outcomes of those is what we tend to judge. Awful and Good are very relative and just two extreme states of judgement. Compassion cannot exist at these two ends, It exists in the center, in a state of stillness. That center is what we all are trying to achieve. The center is Pure Bliss. Compassion oozes from this state. Unless we feel compassion within, it is not possible to see the world as compassionate entity. World is simply a reflection of our inner state.
So cleansing the Mind of the turbulence/judgments is important to achieve this Pure Inner state. I use Sookshma meditation to achieve this state with the guidance from my Master Sunita Bapooji. Going past the judgments can be a challenging task, as Mind gets stuck in its own vicious circle of thoughts. To unwind and come out of this circle is the key to find the compassion within. Once we find compassion within, the whole world looks Compassionate. To traverse through the wilderness of mind is no easy task and that is where a Master is essential. I bow to my Master who helps me to keep up the compassionate state. Peace to All.

kerryariel 1 year 39 weeks ago

remembering and then forgiving myself for my own awfulness. then feeling the joy in my being that i dont blame myself or others anymore for our human imperfections. just allow it all to BE and choose love. what a gift to be in my own power. to choose. to live. love.

Marion Hubbard 1 year 39 weeks ago

Not to look past the awfulness but integrate it into a view of the world which must be compassionate if it is holistic.

jennifer 1 year 40 weeks ago

i practice ho'oponopono, i love you,i'm sorry,please forgive me thank you, i repeat this frequently throughout my day whenever i have a judgement about myself or others, this brings me to a state of inner peace & love

Faith 1 year 40 weeks ago

Knowing that we all have our own paths in life and that actions/events/circumstances that may look "awful" on the outside can be an opportunity for real beauty.

Joy Foot 1 year 41 weeks ago

"I am" ... in this realisation decends a humbleness & realisation that I am but you, the leaf, my dog, my goat, that rock.. & in that moment I am filled with awe & humbleness. I am but in this form for now gaining experience, learning and knowledge about 'myself', the higher me as a Whole... and if all is "me" beyond this physical, and all 'feelings' are part of the Whole of me and ultimately I do know one constant truth about the Whole - my craving to know me is because I want to know myself better ... when one wants to know oneself better it is because one wants to have a better relationship with oneself... that is what love is all about. And true love cannot be achieved without ultimate forgiveness and compassion of a higher kind.

Barbelo 1 year 42 weeks ago

Love and faith.

Adelchi 1 year 42 weeks ago

I look at my heart and i aknowledge its strenght and bow at its endurance.

Harald Schmid 1 year 42 weeks ago

On my jogging route, I often see disabled people, people with broken bones, old people who have trouble walking. As I run past them, many emotions engulf me. For the most part, I feel guilty for being blessed with youth and health. But I have learned that these feelings lead nowhere. So I push them away, and take peace in the thought that I can share my happiness with them, and also that I can love them no matter if they are impaired in some way or not. Life is not about those little things. It's about compassion, and true empathy for your fellow human beings. And noone is without flaws. It is only more obvious in some cases than in others.

Barbara Bowers 1 year 42 weeks ago

It is my belief that the essence of humanity rests in each person's fundamental desire to compassionately connect with others and with the world. Cultural astigmatisms, such as fear and scarcity thinking, blur the lens through which we see opportunities for living kindly. They blind us to our heart's true intentions.

Farzi Dhanji 1 year 42 weeks ago

The belief that every living being is perfect and that it is only their actions that are "awful" or rather unacceptable. The fact that I empathize with these individuals for they are suffering from their "awfulness" and instead pray for all being to be peaceful and to be liberated and to be free from this "awfulness". Just look past these flows/features and you will see a beautiful world with beautiful people in it.

Renee Speir 1 year 42 weeks ago

We live within a duality beyond which lies the Ultimate Reality. Without darkness we cannot share light.

Kristina Vasilievich 1 year 43 weeks ago

Something that binds mankind throughout history is the knowledge that our lives are going to end at some point.
I think through that knowledge civilisations understood the meaning of cooperating together and therefore also held on for a long time as a civilisation.
For ex. mesopotamian culture, egyptian queen Hatschepsut, roman Pax Romana..though there were "awfulness" throughout history there was also peace and cooperation. That is my hope for mankind future. We have it in us to cooperate and help eachother- we just have to believe in our own ability to feel compassion for others than ourselves...

BILL MALIA 1 year 43 weeks ago

PEOPLE WHO CAN, HELP OTHERS IN TROUBLE. WE SEE THIS IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD; PEOPLE HELPING PERFECT STRANGERS . IT'S HARD-WIRED IN OUR SOULS AND SHINES BEST IN ADVERSITY.

noreen 1 year 43 weeks ago

i count the small gifts of kindness i see everywhere around me

Anabela de Castro 1 year 43 weeks ago

Read a quote from a compassionate human being once a day. If it moves you, memorize it and repeat it to others.

April Bresgal 1 year 43 weeks ago

I cannot "look past the awfulness". I feel I must see and accept the world as it IS; accurately, realistically. Otherwise I live in denial, and that can only lead to disaster and disappointment.
When I am able to see the world as it is, I see that we ALL have the capacity for awfulness and compassion. That is what it means to be a human being. Consequently, whenever a human being is involved in a situation, the potential for both an awful outcome and a compassionate outcome is present.
I see that I do not always choose compassion in my responses to various circumstances. When I see myself fail to be compassionate, I am forced to acknowledge how difficult it is to choose the compassionate response. Then I develop empathy for other people who choose rage, or self-pity, or other negative responses, instead of compassion.
However, if I continue to observe myself honestly, I see that I often do choose a compassionate response, even though it IS difficult. I begin to be aware of others around me also choosing compassion, even though it is difficult. Then, I see that a compassionate world already exists here and now, and it will continue to exist and to expand tomorrow.

janbug 1 year 43 weeks ago

I see all rootstock, of people and deed, as good and beautiful. Any awfulness is a tangent, sorry limb that is there to be pruned or transformed.

Shawn Rivera 1 year 43 weeks ago

To find compassion I look to myself, for a person's simple and repeated acts of compassion are the greatest threat to the awfulness found in this world.

Shea 1 year 43 weeks ago

I remind myself that we're all on our own path, mine is different from anyone else's, so I make a choice to see the beauty in everything, everywhere. I experience how I feel about these things, find the beauty in the experience, and the stress leaves me...

Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli 1 year 43 weeks ago

I am able to look beyond because in my experience people are fundamentally good, have an innate capacity for empathy and concern beyond oneself. I believe those that commit awful acts have had their spirit tarnished or destroyed, for the most part, as a result of unfortunate life experiences. If you do not recieve enough empathy to thrive the capacity withers like a muscle un-used.

Joy 1 year 44 weeks ago

There is so much awfulness ... But there's so much power behind the beauty and the love that's present and possible within this world. Compassion feels as though it is of our core in some way, whereas the awfulness feels like pain and disconnection ... I maintain hope that we can continue to move towards love, compassion, connectedness. It is stronger and feels like our natural way to be.

Rosa Trakostanec 1 year 44 weeks ago

To see past all things,to truly see,hear & feel in depth to where spirit sits. In the vessel we choose to exist,to come to learn & create the heaven on earth.Through stillness within the essence of what we grow to understand is self,there is no ugly here, only through the thoughts that hold the very memory of pain through time, to forgive & love unconditionally is are choice here.To speak the words to create & ripple what is already here on earth,beauty & all that is spirit, which is self 'truth'. Our connection to all things through all that is 'being' here,we can only be who we become through thought.Everything is 'energy' , compassion is 'opening' the heart to
love without judgement or any other low vibration that hurts, or causes a reaction thats not positive.To sum it up, what you see, is what you learn through karmic lessons, not to create more hurt, because hurt creates hurt which is not forgiven, so the mind ( ego ) feels a temporary
'feel good in the moment' but then is unhappy again to create more cycles of 'ugly' etc. All my Relations,
Grandmother Whistling Elk

martin preedy 1 year 44 weeks ago

by seeing all the beauty and reminding myself that all the people on the planet are my brothers and sisters

kara beach 1 year 44 weeks ago

I look past the awfulness because I see strangers doing acts of kindness on a daily basis. I believe that our hearts speak louder than anger.

Bruce 1 year 44 weeks ago

What helps me look past the "awfulness" is looking out into the forests in my yard and seeing all of the animals running around, seeing the creeks and lakes glimmer and the water run through them, and see human beings when they have there soft side revealed.

Ana 1 year 44 weeks ago

When I go to the wilderness, far from human cities and the creations of modern man, I find harmony and peace. The beauty and peace of nature resonates in each human heart and allows our kindness and compassion to flourish. It is when we forget to listen to our mother (nature) that we lose this inner sense of compassion and unity with one another.

John Miller 1 year 44 weeks ago

1) I work in a field that is all about helping whole groups of people come to well-considered conclusions using peaceful means (facilitation), and
2) doing it with colleagues whose integrity in this pursuit are beyond reproach.
3) At the beginning of any meeting I review MY values with the group because these values define who I am in relationship to others and, at the same time, these values help me hold a space for dialogue:
- There are no "wrong" answers;
- Everyone HAS wisdom;
- We NEED everyone's wisdom for the wisest results;
- The whole is greater than the sum of its parts;
- Everyone will "hear" and "be heard".
This rehearsal slows me down and helps me be who I need to be (and leave aside all the preparation and busy-ness).

randall colbon 1 year 44 weeks ago

Telling people to be compassionate is good but isnt enough ! Fully explain to people why is what makes me change.
Sharing the secrets held in the Himalaya's helps me .
Teaching me of the other beings in the different realms helps me.
Seeing " The Oracles" take over the monks bodies helps me overcome blind faith.
Quote from Siddhartha Gautama
"Believe nothing ,no matter where you read it or who said it,no matter if i have said it,unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
Om Mane Padme Hum
Peace begins with me

ivan 1 year 44 weeks ago

love

Goran 1 year 45 weeks ago

Available room for awareness, understanding, dedication, action, progress, are some of the things that help me maintain a belief in a compassionate world.

Stating that compassion alone is necessary is not enough. We must feel it, become aware of it, and through that we must try to understand the beings around us. We must dedicate ourselves to helping others.

Knowing that such action is possible helps me alleviate the pain when observing all kinds of sufferings in the world.

Para Graphia 1 year 45 weeks ago

Medicine and spirit. A smudge ceremony; Tonglen; Matariki; the films Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life; The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island; Pema Chodron and Alice Walker in Conversation;

http://paragraphia.blogspot.com/2010/07/strong-medicine-west-meets-east-...

William Rodriguez 1 year 45 weeks ago

I look past the awfulness, when I remind myself, those people that manifest such actions are a part of me. We are one, it is not they and me. My goal is to reach and teach individuals in choosing compassion over anger.

Leza 1 year 45 weeks ago

The small kindnesses, and gentle looks that I see everyday in the many people I come into contact with.

dinkar palande 1 year 45 weeks ago

depends on how you look at the world. You want to see and get thrilled by ugliness, you see that, you wish to see compassion? You see that. Even in a page of the usual newspaper there is hidden in a small print some news of goodness of man.
It is the old story describing our approach- half empty or half full glass!

April Fox 1 year 45 weeks ago

the very nature of faith implies that a person can find a light even in the darkest night, if they believe enough to keep hope alive...you might find that you are the light in the dark. When you offer forgiveness, love, strength and mindfulness it is a haven of peace for suffering humanity

natalia 1 year 45 weeks ago

Undersand that violence and anger come from fear! if you look at the world from that perspective it becomes a bit warmer and more compassionate place. Its easier to try it on and understand

- 1 year 45 weeks ago

Its effect. Paul Ekman helped to define the basic human emotions shared across all races and all cultures; to them he is adding a new one, elevation. And it is the power in that sense of elevation that compassion brings that gives hope for its continued use in our lives.

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