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for — those who had fallen on hard times, those one might think of as victims — they, so our conviction went (and an unquestioned and unquestionable conviction it was), had caused their own downfalls, trouble, or problems; they were what we called down-stat (had down-trending production statistics, i.e., low output), they <i>were</i> victims and a such (for victims were despicable; in fact, <i>victim</i> was a dirty word) were not even to be pitied but were to be scorned.</p><p id="05d9">And scorn them we did, which is how you eradicate the meaning and practice of compassion from your personal universe.</p><p id="a57a">Our Prince claimed to have been Gotama Buddha. He states this as clearly as anything in “The Hymn of Asia” — to wit: “I compliment you all for him who I have met, and who I am,” leaving no doubt in this poem that he was referencing Gotama Buddha.</p><p id="97d7">The reason I bring this up is the amazing discrepancy (as in diametrically opposed views) between this Fresh Gotama (Our Prince), who outlawed compassion, and the Historical Gotama, who practiced and preached compassion be

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yond most other things.</p><p id="72b3">Someone will say that our Fresh Gotama adopted his historical teaching to match the current global culture and climate, and while that might find some traction in some quarters, let me say that once your heart has turned to stone, you will never be able to save anyone, you wouldn’t even want to.</p><p id="cbfa">I have seen this with my own eyes.</p><p id="3a57">The hearter you do, the hearter you be — that is how you save the world.</p><p id="32ab">© Wolfstuff</p><div id="b2a7" class="link-block"> <a href="http://wolfstuff.com"> <div> <div> <h2>Wolfstuff</h2> <div><h3>So, who am I? Really really. I could tell you that I was born in northern Sweden during a snow storm, and subsequently…</h3></div> <div><p>wolfstuff.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Y1sWJrFrwqntWlXK)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

The Hearter You Do The Hearter You Be

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The hearter you do The hearter you be

The hearter you do, the hearter you be — I believe this to be a self-evident truth. Once tried, conviction arises. Do good and you are good, and consequently you will feel good — and you will also collect two hundred handfuls of very useful-at-times good Karma).

The Buddha, or one of his disciples, once said that compassion is not the goal of the path, compassion is the path. Another way of saying the same thing, methinks.

Reading this amazing truth again, my thoughts goes to my decade in the Sea Organization — Prince Mr. Hubbard’s small fleet of ships at sea to save the world. For in the Sea Org (how we all thought of it), compassion was, for all intents and purposes, banned.

Those one could, and should feel compassion for — those who had fallen on hard times, those one might think of as victims — they, so our conviction went (and an unquestioned and unquestionable conviction it was), had caused their own downfalls, trouble, or problems; they were what we called down-stat (had down-trending production statistics, i.e., low output), they were victims and a such (for victims were despicable; in fact, victim was a dirty word) were not even to be pitied but were to be scorned.

And scorn them we did, which is how you eradicate the meaning and practice of compassion from your personal universe.

Our Prince claimed to have been Gotama Buddha. He states this as clearly as anything in “The Hymn of Asia” — to wit: “I compliment you all for him who I have met, and who I am,” leaving no doubt in this poem that he was referencing Gotama Buddha.

The reason I bring this up is the amazing discrepancy (as in diametrically opposed views) between this Fresh Gotama (Our Prince), who outlawed compassion, and the Historical Gotama, who practiced and preached compassion beyond most other things.

Someone will say that our Fresh Gotama adopted his historical teaching to match the current global culture and climate, and while that might find some traction in some quarters, let me say that once your heart has turned to stone, you will never be able to save anyone, you wouldn’t even want to.

I have seen this with my own eyes.

The hearter you do, the hearter you be — that is how you save the world.