Introduction:
My dear, the week has passed like water and I am here with another part of Edgar Cayce's offer of a spiritual journey. This time we will talk about compassion. Tonglen, this is what this deep emotion is called in Buddhism. He has to train a bit at first, because we often confuse him with regret. But a deep-feeling person does not experience regret. He knows that this would only deprive the participants of their strength. So sit back, we're starting.

I would also like to congratulate Mr Vladimír, who is receiving treatment this week craniosacral biodynamics in Radotín. Then write, share, send your experiences and memories.

Principle No. 17: "Compassion is a way of seeing and knowing"
In the early 1944s, at a time when much of the world was ravaged by World War II, Edgar Cayce gave an incredible number of interpretations. Thanks to his sensitivity, he was able to read the pain from the letters he received. Out of compassion, he gave more interpretations than his failing health could bear. In September XNUMX, he was so exhausted and ill that he had to stop his work and died in January. Was his decision to work his way to death correct? Who knows, perhaps his choice was the final gesture of his ideal of service. But could he serve longer if he managed his energy better? This is a very personal decision. But one thing is certain, when we feel compassion, we often face such dilemmas.

Compassion is most effective when combined with enlightened thinking that will help us discern when it is good to act and when it is not. A good heart needs the company of a good head. Day after day, we shape our future by how we think, how we feel and how we act. Day after day, we remember what it is like to be compassionate, but also true to yourself. How much time am I willing to sacrifice to others? How much do I need for myself, do I recognize when it's too much for me?

Psychology of interest for others
What makes some of us compassionate and others not? It doesn't have to be the love we grew up in or kindness, yet we can still think only of ourselves. We don't have to understand why this is happening, but we are able to observe how it happens. GIGurdiieff, a teacher of spiritual development and a contemporary of Edgar Cayce, stated that there is a psychology of interest in others.

According to Gurdjieff, most of us spend our spiritual lives unconscious. We believe we know who we are and what we do, but in reality we are just confusing ourselves. And for so long we act in accordance with our illusory notions of ourselves and the world around us, we react to others in a very egocentric and selfish way, as a result of which we feel underappreciated, as objects of ill-treatment. One of the characteristics of the theory is the ability to "write down" moments when we were mistreated. We then fall victim to an inner voice that says, "I will remember how you treated me." Of course, there is no room for compassion in such a state of mind. In order to be compassionate, we must begin to see ourselves in other people and see other people in us. It is an experience of unity applied to human relationships. In other words, it will be necessary to leave the unconscious way of life.

What is compassion?
A Jewish legend tells the story of a grieving widow whose only son recently died in a tragic accident. A desperate woman came to the holy man to help her. "Please bring my son to life, you have the power to heal my broken heart." The man thought for a moment, then said, "Bring me a mustard seed from a house that did not know grief. I will then heal your heart with this seed. "

The woman went to the richest house in the village. "There will certainly be no sadness here," she told herself. When they opened it, she said, "I'm looking for a house that has never known pain. Did I find the place? ”The lady of the house looked sadly at her and replied,“ You came to the wrong house. ”She invited the woman inside and told of all the pain the family had experienced. The woman stayed with the lady of the house for several days to comfort her. Then she continued her search, but wherever she went, whether to the shelter or the rich house, she came across lives marked by suffering and pain. She always listened with understanding and tried to relieve people of their suffering as much as possible. Eventually she forgot the meaning of her journey, but her compassion for the pain of others healed her heart.

How to become a compassionate man?
The power of compassion appears in both the Bible and Eastern philosophies. After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha returned from his inner path with a new vision. He recognized that all suffering was born of selfishness and that compassion was the antidote. There are two great schools of Buddhism. The older of them, Therevada, demands a strict ascetic life from his followers. In this branch, the Buddha occupies a central place, and the psychology of personal salvation, the attainment of eternal nirvana through the annulment of one's karma, is emphasized.

Mahayana, on the other hand, allows its disciples to maintain their social roles. The Buddha is deeply worshiped, he is considered one of the incarnations of the cosmic Buddha. The ideal of Mahayana is the bodhisattva, whoever attained full enlightenment nevertheless delays his transition to nirvana in favor of working for others. Compassion is what strengthens bodhisattva to participate in the enlightenment of every person.

Jesus expressed the same desire before his impending death: "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw them all to me." Many Christian theologians consider the meaning of the crucifixion to be a divine gesture of compassion whose task is to awaken the same quality in the heart of each one of us.

Cayce's philosophy leaned most towards the Mahayana school, often urging people to stay in their current roles and strive to be better parents, partners, and children. Every kind word we heard when we were not singing certainly warmed our hearts and cannot be forgotten. Let us become more compassionate, to ourselves, to others. Sometimes silence and listening are the culmination of a compassionate reaction, other times it is good to use a touch, a smile or a warm hug. Each of us needs something different in a certain situation. Let us give and receive.

Exercises:
Try to consciously open for one day your compassionate heart. This exercise consists of two parts:

• On the first day, try not to write down internally how this and that person behaved towards you and what he owed you for it. Try not to be offended by anyone one day.
• Stop doing it yourself, remorse like, "That's not what you did. What did you bring out again? You are not quite normal. "
• Be aware of the feelings that have relaxed when you have been allowed to not judge and criticize.
• Be open to others. Experience their joys and pains with them. Notice the special kind of non-relational knowledge that appears through an open heart.

I look forward to your sharing, experiences and my own knowledge about compassion. Write them in the form below the article. At the end of the week, I will draw all the answers again and one or one of you will receive them craniosacral biodynamic treatment in Radotín free of charge.

Edita Polenová - Craniosacral Biodynamics

With love, Edita