| RESPECT Another Principle which assists us in relating to
ourselves and others is respect. Allowing for all to be part of the whole is honoring differences. We do not try to
change someone (or something) who doesn’t believe ( or act) as we might. How will we ever evolve, if we do not
recognize differences and new perspectives? Respect means recognizing what each being contributes to the whole.
| BEAUTY Beauty within/Beauty without/Beauty all around me. This Universal Principle is the sweetest to integrate. We are created in Love and Beauty. This is what we truly are.
By integrating this Truth in our lives, every part of our being shines to reveal the magnificence that lives in us,
and this for the entire world to see!
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Everything starts with yourself and ripples out in the world.
We are all interconnected, all Nature’s Wonders. All that is lives inside of us. The world needs your Beauty,
why not share it?
| COMPASSION |
In my life what I have seen leads me to believe that the most
misunderstood word in our language is Love, and the next one is Compassion. To truly live awakened and attuned to
spirit, we must have the reality of both Love and Compassion.
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We have wonderful examples such as Mother Therese and many others, but
as seekers we choose to see them as the exception and avoid the example in our own life. We romanticize spirituality
and try to avoid where the real need is. We fear getting too close to the imbalance and putting ourselves to doing
whatever it takes to get through the illusionary mass, and assist however we can.
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Instead of using the suffering as an opportunity to express the power
of love, we more often pass judgment, and make excuses to not see it through and persevere.
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We have Compassion, our hearts are open, and we become stronger than the things we usually judge and avoid
that cause us pain, anger, and outrage. We become attuned, not to just the nurturing and life-giving forces of
Creator, but also to the imbalanced oppressive and life-threatening ones.
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As we can open ourselves to others and begin to understand more, "which
is better than condemning them," we learn how to apply Love and Forgiveness to relieve the suffering.
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When we personally experience suffering, we call out in ways that
often turn help away, yet we want help.
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When we recognize this in others, we can then feel the suffering as
our own and Compassion is our Heart calling us to help. It is clearly not intelligent to think we can “fix” other
peoples’ lives, but if we take time to involve ourselves, we can make a difference and gain some extended insights,
and improve our abilities to handle the suffering and pain that we choose to experience.
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We gain a true sense of freedom as we see the results of our caring
and perseverance.
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When we put nothing but the truth at the base of all our relationships, we are always present with Love,
for all life. Putting that truth in action, no matter how much resistance comes, is truly having compassion. We need
not do “the right thing” because others think we should: it needs to be from our heart. It means giving ourselves
into what we are doing, and living the moment, even when it appears terrible, painful, or alien, and even when it
takes us past our comfort zones and the demands seem impossible. We can call forth at these moments the depth of our
purpose and in a selfless way and with respect for Creator’s endless wisdom, do whatever we can in the aura of
mutual respect for all life and all people.
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The Dalai Lama said, “Love and Compassion are necessities, not
luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. With them, we can make a joint effort to solve the problems of the
whole of humankind.”<
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Compassion is not done for others, it is done with others, for
yourself, because you can no longer deny the need.
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| Life is Joy and it is the role of us all to reduce suffering on this
planet and live fully what we really are, Co-creators. Create Beauty and Heal; begin with yourself.
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by Pa’Ris’HaCopyright ©1994 ys
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