What is the nature of compassion?
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definition
"Compassion is the relaxed acceptance of life as it is, honoring the ordinary and turning the here-and-now into something sacred."
According to Osho, compassion is an easeful seeing that there’s nowhere to escape to—Kaaba and Kashi are wherever you stand. It is relaxed acceptance of swabhav (one’s nature), dropping anxious fixing and cleverness, and meeting life with playful tenderness. True compassion doesn’t drag people somewhere else; it lightens their worry, honors their suchness, and turns the ordinary here-and-now sacred.
Be kind by relaxing: stop trying to fix or move people (or yourself) somewhere else, and help ease worry where they already are.
Why this matters practically
- Lowers anxiety and self-judgment by trusting your natural pace and place.
- Improves relationships through gentle presence instead of controlling help.
- Turns daily moments into sacred practice by honoring the here-and-now.
- Improves relationships through gentle presence instead of controlling help.
- Turns daily moments into sacred practice by honoring the here-and-now.
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