Comments on: Helping Others out of Suffering http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/ Commentaries on Meditation, Zen, Buddhism, and Mindfulness Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/#comment-9261 Wade Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:20:29 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/#comment-9261 Very nice pointer/tip to release the self from suffering Karl. Cardozo; thanks for your comments and kind words. There's a tough balancing act at play, both internally and externally. The roles and conditions, like everything in this world are constantly changing. Peace, Wade Very nice pointer/tip to release the self from suffering Karl.

Cardozo; thanks for your comments and kind words. There’s a tough balancing act at play, both internally and externally. The roles and conditions, like everything in this world are constantly changing.

Peace,
Wade

]]> By: Karl Staib http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/#comment-9254 Karl Staib Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:48:09 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/#comment-9254 Wade, I love how you said that a well placed comment will generally help someone work their way out of suffering. I notice that I do this when I go for a walk. Instead of a comment I watch for the elegance in every day life. If I'm in a bad mood I try to notice the beauty in the little details like a hummingbird or a dead caterpillar. Noticing such simple beauty in everything that we come across is a great way to release our suffering and open to the joy all around us. Keep up the thoughtful work, Karl Wade,
I love how you said that a well placed comment will generally help someone work their way out of suffering.

I notice that I do this when I go for a walk. Instead of a comment I watch for the elegance in every day life. If I’m in a bad mood I try to notice the beauty in the little details like a hummingbird or a dead caterpillar. Noticing such simple beauty in everything that we come across is a great way to release our suffering and open to the joy all around us.

Keep up the thoughtful work,
Karl

]]> By: Cardozo http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/#comment-9247 Cardozo Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:13:07 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/07/05/helping-others-out-of-suffering/#comment-9247 "To be of real help to someone is to address them on their levels, and allow them to see with the aid of your mindfulness something inside their mind." I've often thought about this as I make my daily decisions about who to spend time with. As I grow older, the particular kinds of suffering undergone by friends and family have become more evident. Through verbal and physical manifestations, I notice pain that I've gone through before, and emerged from. The development of this kind of observation hasn't helped me - at least so far - be of much assistance to the suffering around me. I haven't really figured out how to address people on any other level than the one I'm on. Maybe I just need to surround myself with more "successful" people, so my encounters with those who suffer don't send me reeling back to their level. A very thought-provoking post. Thanks. “To be of real help to someone is to address them on their levels, and allow them to see with the aid of your mindfulness something inside their mind.”

I’ve often thought about this as I make my daily decisions about who to spend time with. As I grow older, the particular kinds of suffering undergone by friends and family have become more evident. Through verbal and physical manifestations, I notice pain that I’ve gone through before, and emerged from.

The development of this kind of observation hasn’t helped me – at least so far – be of much assistance to the suffering around me. I haven’t really figured out how to address people on any other level than the one I’m on.

Maybe I just need to surround myself with more “successful” people, so my encounters with those who suffer don’t send me reeling back to their level.

A very thought-provoking post. Thanks.

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