The Art of Happiness

you may have a feeling of hatred. So, that kind oflove, based on attachment, can be closely linkedwith hatred.“But there is a second type of compassionthat is free from such attachment. That is genuinecompassion. That kind of compassion isn’t somuch based on the fact that this person or thatperson is dear to me. Rather, genuinecompassion is based on the rationale that allhuman beings have an innate desire to be happyand overcome suffering, just like myself. And,just like myself, they have the natural right to fulfillthis fundamental aspiration. On the basis of therecognition of this equality and commonality, youdevelop a sense of affinity and closeness withothers. With this as a foundation, you can feelcompassion regardless of whether you view theother person as a friend or an enemy. It is based