# Anukampa | Sympathy (What people usually calls "Compassion")
## Good Teachers teach out of [[Karuna|Compassion]] and Sympathy
![[SN16.3 Candūpamāsutta#^impure-vs-pure-teachings]]
## Sympathy and Warning from the Buddha!
![[MN19 Dvedhāvitakkasutta#^practice-jhana-dont-regret-it-later]]
### Hitānukampī = hita + anukampī (a loving heart for the wellfare of others)
![[MN21 Kakacūpamasutta#^simile-of-the-saw]]
## Notes
![[(2024-02-25) Vilas clarified on what is Metta, Karuna, Mudita, and Upekkha#^5aec1e]]
## Suttas
- AN5.235 Anukampasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an5.235/en/sujato))
- [[SN16.3 Candūpamāsutta]]