A young disciple asked his master: "Master, what is compassion?"
Un jeune disciple demanda à son Maître : " Maître , qu'est-ce que la compassion ?
The Master explained his answer to the disciple. "An old man was begging at the corner of a busy street. First, an old lady passed by him and without looking at him, gave him a gold coin. Then a merchant, noticing that a small group of men were talking about him, gave 5 gold coins to the beggar, walking away with his head held high. Later, a young boy collecting some flowers for his mom, passed by the beggar, smiled at him and gave him a flower."
The Master explained his answer to the disciple. "An old man was begging at the corner of a busy street. First, an old lady passed by him and without looking at him, gave him a gold coin. Then a merchant, noticing that a small group of men were talking about him, gave 5 gold coins to the beggar, walking away with his head held high. Later, a young boy collecting some flowers for his mom, passed by the beggar, smiled at him and gave him a flower."
Le Maître le lui expliqua ainsi : Un vieil homme mendiait au coin d'une rue très passante . D'abord une vieille femme passa devant lui et sa, n le regarder lui donna une pièce d'or ; puis un marchand , notant qu'un groupe de gens parlaient de lui alla donner 5 pieces d'or au mendiant et s'en éloigna la tête haute . Plus tard un jeune garçon qui avait cueilli un bouquet pour sa mère passa devant le mendiant, lui sourit et lui tendit une fleur .
The master asked his disciple: "Which one of these do you think felt the most compassion toward the beggar?" "The merchant", said the disciple.
The master asked his disciple: "Which one of these do you think felt the most compassion toward the beggar?" "The merchant", said the disciple.
Le Maître demanda à son disciple : "Lequel a-t-il eu le plus de compassion pour le mendiant ? "
The master, smiling, continued. "The merchant acted out of pride, the old lady acted out of pity; but the boy felt real compassion.
The master, smiling, continued. "The merchant acted out of pride, the old lady acted out of pity; but the boy felt real compassion.
En souriant le Maître ajouta : "Le marchand a agi par fierté , la vieille femme par pitié , mais le jeune garçon a eu une réelle compassion "
Compassion is a far nobler thing than pity. Pity has its roots in fear, and a sense of arrogance and condescension, sometimes even a smug feeling of "I'm glad it's not me." When your fear touches someone's pain it becomes pity. When your love touches someone's pain, it becomes compassion. Feeling compassion is more essential than showing compassion. To train in compassion, then, is to know all beings are the same and suffer in similar ways. It is to honor all those who suffer, and to know you are neither separate from, nor superior to, anyone."
Compassion is a far nobler thing than pity. Pity has its roots in fear, and a sense of arrogance and condescension, sometimes even a smug feeling of "I'm glad it's not me." When your fear touches someone's pain it becomes pity. When your love touches someone's pain, it becomes compassion. Feeling compassion is more essential than showing compassion. To train in compassion, then, is to know all beings are the same and suffer in similar ways. It is to honor all those who suffer, and to know you are neither separate from, nor superior to, anyone."
La compassion est beaucoup plus noble que la pitié . La pitié a ses racines dans la peur , et une sorte d'arrogance et de condescendance , parfois même un sentiment du genre : "je suis bien content que ce ne soit pas moi " . Quand la peur touche le malheur de quelqu'un, cela devient de la pitié .. Quand c'est l'amour qui le touche ça devient de la compassion. Ressentir de la compassion est plus important que de la démontrer. S'entraîner à la compassion c'est savoir que tous les humains sont les mêmes et souffrent pareil . C'est honorer tous ceux qui souffrent et savoir que nous ne sommes ni séparé à qui que ce soit ni supérieur à qui que ce soit.
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