Thursday, August 9, 2007

Little Nuggets-9: Develop Understanding and Increase Compassion

TO ESCAPE FROM SUFFERING

The Buddha tells us that if we wish to escape from suffering, we should develop understanding and increase compassion: PRAJNA and KARUNA. Prajna is the deepening of one’s awareness, making oneself into a spiritual being. Karuna is the quality in which prajna manifests itself. It is compassion for the whole of humanity.

Excerpted from "Our Heritage" by Dr.S.Radhakrishnan - Orient Paperbacks, New Delhi

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