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Not only in the narrow sense of concern for the suffering of others, but in the broad sense of the ability to relate, connect, recognize, discern, link or identify with all the many aspects of other persons and living things in general, in terms of the many and various circumstances, conditions and the many perspectives that is their condition. Compassion is regarded as the ability to assume the perspective of any or all other things, and in so doing accord one's attitude, sympathy and conduct to the conditions and circumstances of other realities.
The definition of Compassion in most developed cultures, with the exception of Buddhism, is generally limited to members of the human species, and within that category to specific individuals and groups which have in common specific similarities of belief. Many
religious organizations that tout, advocate and champion Compassion as an essential component of their creeds and doctrines, feel compelled to first promote their own systems. These organizations are founded, and memberships are based
on principles and purposes as distinct and in opposition to others, which may not encourage Compassion toward those with opposing or differing perspectives. Where Compassion for others with distinct doctrines and creeds exists, it may take the form of sympathy as pity. Buddhism on the other hand extends the concept of Compassion to the tolerance of other belief systems, wherein it is understood that all or even most people independent of each other geographically culturally, politically or socially, will not all share the same belief systems.
To the extent that most organized belief systems that profess Compassion as an essential feature of their agendas are Progressive Materialist, they are bound to what are termed
Authoritative Imperatives.
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