In having compassion on fellow beings, are we having compassion for the budhatta or the personality? As I observe myself and others being dominated by ego, it seems that compassion towards the ego doesn't make much difference. The compassion is rather directed towards the sleeping consciousness that the ego is feeding off of, correct? If this is the case, does compassion have more to do with our energetic direction towards the person more than how we treat the 'personality'? Am I being clear?