Getting out of one's self and one's head to be present for another's growth...

Date:   6/1/2005 1:13:31 PM ( 19 y ago)

Compassion means creating an open, nuturing, creative space for another person. There is a close relationship between the Hebrew word for "compassion", rachum or racham, and for "womb", racham, or rechem. Compassion means offering a womblike space, setting self-interest aside to make room for the other to reveal herself or himself and to grow. Inner housekeeping creates a space for another by cleaning up preoccupations, hurts, jealousies, and angry feelings. Then we can give full attention to the one we recieve as guest.

Emeth and Greenhut
The Wholeness handbook

 

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