Posted by: Michael Rickicki | 07/07/2014

Compassion

255. Compassion is that which makes the heart of the good move at the pain of others. It crushes and destroys the pain of others; thus, it is called compassion. It is called compassion because it shelters and embraces the distressed.

Dhammapada Atthakata 193

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