"The difference between Divine Compassion and human sympathy is as great as that between Light and darkness. Divine compassion holds the student's attention anchored to [God's Presence] calling It forth to produce perfection. Human sympathy is a rushing forth of energy, qualified by a feeling of imperfection, and but intensifies the imperfection already manifesting." ***
Here are two examples I shall use to demonstrate these concepts:
1) a child has a minor fall and the mother screams, rushes up, and says "oh you poor child" smothering him in sympathy - thereby reinforcing the scare, hurt, bump, or injury. And the child (who wasn't crying before) starts to wail. This first example is human sympathy, cementing the idea of imperfection. For human sympathy is an agreement with imperfection.
2) a child has a minor fall and the mother does not panic or express fear. She waits for the child's reaction to the event before acting. She assesses the situation compassionately. The child follows the mother's lead, calmly picks himself up, and runs off to play. This second example is Divine compassion. The mother assessed the situation, remained calm, and held perfection in her Mind.
As the mother of a small child, I have witnessed these scenarios many times - perhaps you have too. And we must remember to apply the methodology of Divine Compassion to our lives, our children, and other people.
We would all do well to consider our reactions and attitudes to events. For when a moment of doubt begins to enter, more doubt rushes in. And this makes sense because, where the conscious attention is focused that is where the energy goes. God's energy comes to the individual Pure and Perfect and it is the individual who requalifies the energy and imposes his negative thoughts upon it. So keep your thoughts Pure and Perfect regarding yourself and your fellow human beings.
*** = from Discourse VI of 'The "I AM" Discourses' which is Volume III of the Saint Germain Series. Considered to be channeled information from Ascended Masters.
Here are two examples I shall use to demonstrate these concepts:
1) a child has a minor fall and the mother screams, rushes up, and says "oh you poor child" smothering him in sympathy - thereby reinforcing the scare, hurt, bump, or injury. And the child (who wasn't crying before) starts to wail. This first example is human sympathy, cementing the idea of imperfection. For human sympathy is an agreement with imperfection.
2) a child has a minor fall and the mother does not panic or express fear. She waits for the child's reaction to the event before acting. She assesses the situation compassionately. The child follows the mother's lead, calmly picks himself up, and runs off to play. This second example is Divine compassion. The mother assessed the situation, remained calm, and held perfection in her Mind.
As the mother of a small child, I have witnessed these scenarios many times - perhaps you have too. And we must remember to apply the methodology of Divine Compassion to our lives, our children, and other people.
We would all do well to consider our reactions and attitudes to events. For when a moment of doubt begins to enter, more doubt rushes in. And this makes sense because, where the conscious attention is focused that is where the energy goes. God's energy comes to the individual Pure and Perfect and it is the individual who requalifies the energy and imposes his negative thoughts upon it. So keep your thoughts Pure and Perfect regarding yourself and your fellow human beings.
*** = from Discourse VI of 'The "I AM" Discourses' which is Volume III of the Saint Germain Series. Considered to be channeled information from Ascended Masters.
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