*Compassion II*


Q:  It's great to be here again with you this evening.

B:  We are very happy you are there.

Q:  Thank you. I want to let you know that my life is going terrifically.

B:  Oh my!

Q:  Everything is wonderful.

B:  Would you like to change that?

Q:  No.

B:  All right. Thank you very much.

Q:  It's quite perfect.

B:  What do you have to share - as an equal then?

Q:  Okay. I have a question about the subject of compassion.

B:  Compassion.

Q:  Yes. I've had this question in my mind for about four months.

B:  Oh, all right.

Q:  And I've examined it every which way...

B:  Yes.

Q:  And I can't come up with the answer.

B:  All right. What is the question you have created?

Q:  Okay. The question is...

B:  Oh, one moment, one moment. What is the answer you have that you have
formulated in the format of a question? You do have the answer. A question
is simply an answer that you place outside yourself.

Q:  Okay. Well, then, maybe I have a statement.

B:  Thank you.

Q:  It's a statement. I like to think of myself as a warm and caring and
loving person.

B:  Oh, thank you very much.

Q:  I have found that the more I understand how each one of us creates his
own reality...

B:  Yes.

Q:  ... that I'm having difficulty feeling compassionate towards certain
people and situations. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?

(Laughter from the audience as an answer)

Q:  Okay. I don't like the way I feel.

B:  Oh, all right.

Q:  For instance - this is awful - the homeless.

B:  Homeless. Yes.

Q:  Okay. I see a lot of homeless people, and I think to myself - the old
me used to say: "Oh, those poor, poor people. What can I do to help them?"

B:  Yes.

Q:  And the new me is saying: "You know, they created their own reality...

B:  Oh, one moment.

Q:  ... and they're there because they want to be there."

B:  One moment.

Q:  It's their choice.

B:  One moment.

Q:  And I don't like that...

B:  One moment. You have created what is classically, in your language,
called a misunderstanding of the concept.

Q:  Okay.

B:  Compassion, in no way, shape or form, says you can't help. If you have
attracted yourself to see those individuals, then you have been attracted
to be of service. The idea of compassion is not taking responsibility for
them, however. It is not giving then sympathy to reinforce the negativity
they have already created with their misunderstanding of their connection
to the Infinite - with their belief of their lack of connection to the
Infinite.

Compassion does not mean you do not help, compassion simply means you do
not take responsibility for them. Compassion means you live the life that
is representative of who you are to the fullest, so you can be the best
reflective example you can be to them. That is what helps them.

By all means interact with them. Compassion, in no way, shape or form,
prevents you from interacting with individuals you attract into your life
that may require some assistance, some guidance. There is nothing that says
compassion cannot guide. There is nothing that says compassion cannot
reflect. Are we not reflecting ideas to you?

Q:  Yes, you are.

B:  We know you create your own reality. But it is our compassion that
allows us to desire to share with you that there are many ways you
/could/ create your reality. But in no way do we take responsibility for what
you decide to choose, even after we have given you a reflection.

Q:  That's true.

B:  Understand?

Q:  I understand completely.

B:  Well, thank you very much.

Q:  I thank you very much.

B:  Thank you for your compassion. Sharing!