India, Oct. 24 -- Children, once a disciple asked his Guru, "What is the difference between compassion and sympathy?" Instead of answering in words, the Guru took him to a nearby street and asked him to watch a beggar seated by the roadside.

After a while, a poor old woman passing by saw the beggar and dropped a coin into his bowl. A few minutes later a wealthy man came and gave him fifty rupees. Then a little girl wandered along that way. She looked at the beggar, smiled at him with great warmth, went up close, and spoke with him for a little while as one might speak with an elder brother. The beggar's face lit up with happiness.

The Guru turned to the disciple and asked, "Of these three, who truly showed compassion?" The disciple said...