Compassion is a Motivation

Compassion is twofold:

It combines

• the capcity to hold in our awareness the difficulty and distress we or others are experiencing

together with

• the ability to take wise steps to alleviate or prevent them

The first process of this motivation requires to have courage: to support our willingness to look toward difficulties which also involves capcity to tolerate of our own and others distress.

The second process of this motivation involves using our discernment and cognitive reasoning to decide the wisest course of action - and as wise actions may take time to accomplish this motivation also involves dedication.