Sometimes people imagine compassion as being passive and kind of wimpy, but genuine compassion is fearlessness. The other side of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, is the fierce-looking Tibetan deity Mahakala, with flames coming from his head. Those are the flames of wisdom. while Mahakala's heart is compassion itself. There are times when compassion means standing in strength, but it's not ego power and it's not based on anger. Compassion is actually the most fearless emotion in the world.
---Tenzin Palmo---
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