Parent:: [[Brahma Vihara|4 Brahma Vihāra]] # Karuṇā (Compassion) > [!info] Real meaning: You **==_"care"_==**, for every living being ## Good Teachers teach out of Compassion and [[Anukampa|Sympathy]] ![[SN16.3 Candūpamāsutta#^impure-vs-pure-teachings]] ## Definitions (Vibhanga) > [!NOTE] In Appamaññāvibhaṅga — Vibhaṅga — Abhidhamma ([vb13](https://suttacentral.net/vb13/en/sujato)) > 1.2. **Karuṇā** > > _Kathañca bhikkhu karuṇāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati? Seyyathāpi nāma ekaṁ puggalaṁ duggataṁ durūpetaṁ disvā karuṇāyeyya; evameva sabbe satte karuṇāya pharati._ > > _Tattha katamā karuṇā? Yā sattesu karuṇā karuṇāyanā karuṇāyitattaṁ karuṇācetovimutti— ayaṁ vuccati “karuṇā”._ > > --- > **(Translation by ChatGPT)** > > And how does a monk dwell, having pervaded one direction with a mind accompanied by compassion? Just as one would have compassion **upon seeing a person who is afflicted and in a poor condition**, in the same way, he pervades all beings with compassion. > > And what is compassion in this context? That which is **compassion**, **compassionate activity**, the **state of being compassionate**, and the **release of the mind through compassion**—this is called 'compassion'. > > [!quote] Vilas Notes > - **karuna** = being compassionate which means **seeing that the being is in terrible "suffering" in samsara** > - **karuṇāyitattaṁ** = **==wishing== that he/she attain "braham-vihara"** so that the suffering is reduced and happiness is found > - **karuṇācetovimutti** = getting his citta or **mind rid of the raga, dvesha and moha and wishing that this being attains that** ## Notes ![[(2024-02-25) Vilas clarified on what is Metta, Karuna, Mudita, and Upekkha#^vilas-summary]]