The Decline of Don Elkins

[zenmaster]

Is 'innapropriate compassion' a denial of self (as actual desires) to the extent of repression?

This is how I see it. The self is as important as the other-self. This is the balance. If one martyrs themselves (and I don't mean that derogatorily) for the sake of others, one denies one's own sacred life. By putting all energy into helping others but excluding the self (or having the self be "second"), one denies a prime responsibility in this chosen life--to care for self. And in denying self (and the self's needs), one inadvertently puts negative things into the collective such as pain, ill health, lack of total well-being, stagnation from not responding to self's catalyst.

It may be done from a place of love, but the imbalance still exists.

This gets to the point also. That is, Ra said it is not possible to help others (learning for them). And once survival needs are met, what are we truly denying or providing another through 'compassionate' intention with respect to this help?