{"id":19130,"date":"2020-07-29T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=19130"},"modified":"2020-07-29T10:24:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:24:11","slug":"look-with-the-eyes-of-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=19130","title":{"rendered":"Look With the Eyes of Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Being Peaceful Change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Look\nwith the Eyes of Compassion<\/strong><br>\nWednesday, \u202fJuly 29, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SbfPJWL7ykc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>The\nBuddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (born 1926) is one of the world\u2019s most\ninfluential spiritual teachers. During the Vietnam War, his work for peace\nbrought him into friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Merton,\nand other Christians who shared his belief that peace must be who we are, not\njust something we demand. Thich Nhat Hanh teaches:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\ncapacity of waking up, of being aware of what is going on in your feelings, in\nyour body, in your perceptions, in the world, is called Buddha nature, the\ncapacity of understanding and loving. . . . It is with our capacity of smiling,\nbreathing, and being peace that we can make peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many\nof us worry about the world situation. We don\u2019t know when the bombs will\nexplode. We feel that we are on the edge of time. As individuals, we feel\nhelpless, despairing. The situation is so dangerous, injustice is so\nwidespread, the danger is so close. In this kind of situation, if we panic,\nthings will only become worse. We need to remain calm, to see clearly.\nMeditation is to be aware, and to try to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\nlike to use the example of a small boat crossing the Gulf of Siam. In Vietnam,\nthere are many people, called boat people, who leave the country in small\nboats. Often the boats are caught in rough seas or storms, the people may\npanic, and boats can sink. But if even one person aboard can remain calm,\nlucid, knowing what to do and what not to do, he or she can help the boat\nsurvive. His or her expression\u2014face, voice\u2014communicates clarity and calmness,\nand people have trust in that person. They will listen to what he or she says.\nOne such person can save the lives of many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our\nworld is something like a small boat. Compared with the cosmos, our planet is a\nvery small boat. We are about to panic because our situation is no better than\nthe situation of the small boat in the sea. . . . Humankind has become a very\ndangerous species. We need people who can sit still and be able to smile, who\ncan walk peacefully. We need people like that in order to save us. Mahayana\nBuddhism says that you are that person. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nroot-word \u201cbudh\u201d means to wake up, to know, to understand. A person who wakes\nup and understands is called a Buddha. It is as simple as that. The capacity to\nwake up, to understand, and to love is called Buddha nature. <em>[Christians would call this Christ nature, the Christ\nself, or the mind of Christ.]<\/em>&nbsp;. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you understand, you cannot help but love. . . . To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the eyes of compassion. When you understand, you love. And when you love, you naturally act in a way that can relieve the suffering of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-9.57.18-AM-1-500x273.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19134\" srcset=\"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-9.57.18-AM-1-500x273.png 500w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-9.57.18-AM-1-300x164.png 300w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-9.57.18-AM-1-768x419.png 768w, http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-29-at-9.57.18-AM-1.png 1992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/1b422b97-09ae-41c2-9f43-7d762dc9a1a3\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being Peaceful Change Look with the Eyes of Compassion Wednesday, \u202fJuly 29, 2020 The Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh (born 1926) is one of the world\u2019s most influential spiritual teachers. 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