Comments on: Idiot Compassion

By: Blaine Snow

Blaine Snow — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:40:38 +0000

Thank you for this overview of idiot compassion – the best I’ve seen. We are confronted daily with the choice between real and idiot compassion, not only as our own decision but our lives are affected by how others make this choice. Unfortunately there is a culture of idiot compassion out there among liberal-progressive, green-sensitive, multicultural-victim types (a culture from which I’m from), a culture that is almost impossible to escape.

By: truespirit

truespirit — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:00:31 +0000

Hi Becca, yes I could not agree more idiot compassion seems to be widespread amongst many lightworkers and spiritual people – it’s also another way of trying to have people treat you in the same way on so ‘encourage’ others to not be honest about things you should be looking at.

By: viriditasspiritualcenter

viriditasspiritualcenter — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:44:51 +0000

Thanks Becca for your comment and link on your site. This topic is one that I continually work with to truly understand and practice well.

By: Becca Morn

Becca Morn — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:18:42 +0000

I love this post. It articulates more clearly than I’ve ever seen expressed the crucial difference between helping people (thereby furthering our own spiritual growth) and enabling them (and often subjecting ourselves to unwarranted abuse).