同情心與業力 Lompassion And Karma
221 1999/09/15 印度 班格羅靜心所
同情心有兩種：一種是智者的同情心，一種是無知者的同情心。
無知者所同情的是行動所產生的結果，亦即他所見到的疾苦或病痛。而智者所同情的是知識的缺乏，亦即疾苦或病痛所隱藏的根由。
對苦難的同情所顯示的是無知。苦難的出現是因為業力，而假如你相信業力，哪會有同情心呢？人們收取的是自己行動的果實。
假如法官吾情所有的罪犯，那麼監獄將是空的。而同時法官對罪犯是不是就殘酷不仁呢？不是的，法官所同情的是罪犯的無知，而非罪犯所受的刑苦，刑苦是他們的業。
時常人們以為同情心是一種行為、一種行動。要明白，同情心是你的根本本性，那麼你就將會明白業力與同情心並非矛盾而是互補的。
假設有兩個人來到醫院，一個因為飢餓而生病受苦，另一位則是因為飲食過量而生病，醫生對兩人應各持那種同情心呢？這是個給你們去解的謎題！
221 Compassion and Karma
Weekly Knowledge #221 Bangalore Ashram 15 Sep 1999 India
There are two types of compassion. One is the compassion of the wise, one is that of the ignorant.
An ignorant person's compassion is on the fruit of an action whereas a wise person's compassion is towards the non-availability of knowledge. Compassion for suffering shows ignorance. Suffering comes because of karma, and if you believe in karma, where is compassion? One reaps the fruit of one's actions.
If a judge has compassion for all the offenders then the jails will be empty. At the same time, are the judges cruel to the offenders? No; the judges' compassion is for the non-availability of knowledge, not for the suffering of the criminals. It is their karma.
Often people think compassion is an act, an action. Know that compassion is your very nature. Then you will see that karma and compassion are not contradictory but complement each other.
Suppose two people come to a hospital. One is suffering from starvation, the other is ill from overeating. What type of compassion should the doctor have towards each of them? This is a riddle for you to solve!
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