Because when we get on that path of seeing ourself in everything and open ourselves, don't I open to their pain aswell?
When we feel pain as a result of scraping our knee, it hurts for a bit until we get used to the pain, then we get up, put some medicine on it to heal it, look after it to make sure it heals properly. This is the vulnerable time when parasites can enter the body and cause more harm.
Seeing ourselves in everything only means we are expanding ourselves out to become part of the interconnected web of life, but the theory of taking care of pain works the same. This pain is new, so it hurts for a bit, then we get up, heal ourselves and in the process heal that part of the web to which we are connected to. Without taking on the pain, how can one understand what needs healing and what is the best way to do it?The only thing is to not stay too long in the pain phase without healing, and not to get taken advantage of while in this vulnerable state, just like looking out for parasites when healing physical wounds.
On the plus side, since we are seeing ourselves in everything, it means we are in the position to make positive changes.