COMPASSION

This page is excerpted from The Age of Aquarius Teachings of the Prophet Jesus Ó 2001 by JC Husfelt, D.Div, with editorial assistance by Janet Rudolph and Sherry Husfelt. All rights reserved. No part of this page may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission except in the case of quotations embodied in articles, websites, books and reviews.

Understanding and being empathic about another’s pain and suffering is paramount to our spiritual growth and the blossoming of our heart as a flower. Jesus would teach that to truly understand compassion one must believe that everything in creation is connected in a web of divine love. We are all one and no matter what, we are still each other’s brother and sister. This Oneness is the greatest jewel, the brightest and clearest diamond of the heavens and the earth. By removing ourselves from fear and anger, our eyes and mind will clear and our spirit will soar as we express compassion from the depths of our heart.

Jesus would remind us, “We all have a story; a wondrous tale of lightness and darkness, a life of joy but also a life of suffering. Never judge another for you probably don’t know, in its totality, their life’s story. And never lose sight that we are all each other’s brother and sister. A loving and compassionate smile lights up the heavens and may provide someone with the faith and courage that they need; and maybe, just maybe, it might even be enough for this dear one to see some light in the darkness of life.”

LOVE THY ENEMY

Jesus would only shake his head and be upset at the various interpretations down through the centuries of his teaching, ‘love thine enemy’. He would go on to explain, “As you will see, the core component of this teaching is compassion. It is not very difficult to understand but it is very difficult to put into practice. To love our enemy is to have no fear of our enemy. When we don’t experience fear, we don’t feel separate; and if we don’t feel separate from our enemy then compassion can enter into our heart and mind and then we will begin to understand them and their suffering. When you and I feel this level of compassion for our enemy we will then be able to see them in a new manner, in lightness not in darkness. And when we see them in this way, our enemy may no longer be an enemy and may even become a friend, because we have changed our feelings towards them.”

With a wise and knowing look he would finish this teaching by saying, “Of course to transform an enemy into a friend and to achieve peace between all parties requires first and foremost—forgiveness.”

COMPASSION

LOVE THY ENEMY

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