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Originally Posted by The Probabilist  Firstly, what makes you think you are / you are not all there is to this world, this reality?
Secondly, what makes you think personal development is / isn't just about you, separate from this other person you mentioned?
Thirdly, what makes you think you are / aren't separate from this world, this reality and (not) part of it, carrying your own load of experiences to the universe which purpose is to collect all experiences that exist? |
Thank you for your remarks. Although I couldn't formulate any answer to your questions, trying to answer them did intensify my understanding of my own statement.
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Originally Posted by The Probabilist I've noticed that the definition personal development is starting to vibrate at a lower frequency due to people associating it with things it is not and things still hidden from being part of it. |
Exactly, and I am playing my part in associating it with one of the things still hidden from it for many.
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Originally Posted by Michael Chui You can make better decisions the more you love, because the more you love, the more you know and the more your selfishness is indeed a benefit to more people, and the more people and the more things, the closer you get to loving the world as a whole, the universe indeed. |
Here, Michael, you beautifully expressed the lesson I am learning and a lesson that I believe many in the Personal Development movement are placing too little emphasis on, are forgetting to learn.
In my case, the Personal Development movement has taught me that you should manifest what you dream of, right now. However when I started applying the lessons I learned, I found out that what I dreamed of wasn't always in the best interest of the world and that what wasn't in the best interest of the world in reality wasn't in my best interest either.
I could make myself happy, I could make the people around me happy, but it always meant that I had to ignore some aspect of the 'rest of the world' in order to stay happy. As long as I didn't truly love the universe, as you've defined love, I found that all my actions were misguided. I only optimized a tiny little part of the whole and after having optimized that part, sometimes the whole had even suffered.
I felt like Alladin, wishing for a million dollars, being happy for a while only to find that the Genie had taken the million dollars from the savings accounts of elderly couples and single mothers on the edge of bankruptcy.
Therefore I say, reverse your perspective. Do not start manifesting from your desires for yourself, but start manifesting from your desires for the whole.
Do not desire to live in a big house so that you may inspire others to achieve the same. Desire for everyone in this world to live in a big house and then a possible first step could be making sure you live in a big house. However if I had to choose between living in a big house myself, and living in a small house and by doing so give 100 others the opportunity to live in a big house, I surely hope that I would choose the latter.
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Originally Posted by Michael Chui I invite you to read my definition of love and my definition of economics. |
I love the articles! I strongly recommend you read '
What is Property?'. It's a tough read but it is also a beautiful synthesis of your two articles and will certainly add another profound level of love (or knowledge) to the matter.[/quote]