Compassion

Hyo Jin Moon July 9, 2006 7:00 am Belvedere Unofficial Notes: Joe Kinney

Here are my notes from Hyo Jin nim’s speech Sunday 09 July 2006.

My writing speed and ability to convey what was actually said are limited.

These at most convey some sense of what Hyo Jin nim said and are not a verbatim record.

Joe Kinney

Rev. Andrew Compton is the MC. All welcome Hyo Jin nim and offer a half bow.

(Hyo Jin nim does a half bow to the audience; he brought a small notebook and opened it on the podium.)

How are you doing?

Good morning.

Today I want to talk about compassion.

What the heck is compassion anyway?

It is very important to live with compassion and true love in your daily life.

Compassion comes from two Latin words meaning suffer together.

You have to have this feeling for others who are suffering that you want to help them, to reach out.

Before we talk about compassion, let’s talk about our basic self.

What is generosity? You don’t think about it. It just happens.

You think that you have more than you need and you share it.

(Some one’s cell phone rings and Hyo Jin nim says Hello? Hello?)