Hi Mr Mustache,
No offense taken man, thanks for the reply :-). You said "Selflessness is something you can't want for yourself, that would be selfish". I'm not sure I understand you here, why would wanting to be more selfless be selfish? I want to be a lightworker because I want to be able to make a difference in the world and in other people lives.
"Every problem you brought up wouldn't be a problem to a truly unselfishly motivated person". I realise that I'm not completely unselfish, but I can't see how allowing people to take advantage of you and not saying no when it goes against your wants is what a healthy, unselfish person does. Wouldn't that lead to lightworker syndrome? Besides, not having healthy boundaries is detrimental to both youself and others in the long run.
"The times when I felt motivating compassion were the times I completely stopped thinking of myself as separate or unique from anyone, I could literally feel a connection with others, I knew deep down we are the exact same, every one of us. I didn't stay in this mode long because it required tremendous focus". This is the part of subjective reality that confuses me, "exactly the same"? You mean you had exactly the same thoughts? Could you understand them? Why was it so hard to maintain that focus if gave you such a connection. Also, isn't the basis of a lightworker being able to sustain this kind of connection?
Twirl your moustache while you think on these and then let me know your opinion :-) In the mean time I'm gonna take your advice and see what sort of emotional issues would also be in my way.  |