[impaul99]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

So if I understand you correctly, you are saying that your definition of "best" is:[LIST][*]that what serves you personally (whether it serves or doesn't serve anyone else isn't significant as long as it makes YOU feel good)

Nope, I'm not saying whatever serves me personally, I'm saying whatever serves me AND the greater good of all. You are saying to pick ONE or the other, I am saying both.

[*]from the perspective of your current mental/emotional state (not mine or anyone else's or your own past states)

Uhh, I don't quite understand this one. What do you mean from my perspective? EVERYTHING is from my perspective because I create my own subjective reality. Even when I'm thinking of others, I am only thinking of others from MY perspective.

[*]in the present moment (other time perspectives aren't as important as right now)

There IS nothing else but now. Yes there is my PRESENT moment memory of the past and my PRESENT moment guess of the future, but they are both the the NOW. Your subjective reality article states this as well. So, in the sense that there is a memory of the past in my NOW, and there are future hopes of the future in my NOW, yes I do take them into account.

[*]for the purpose of making you feel more joyful (as compared to other possible states)Is that correct?

Sorry, JOY is not the right word. INSPIRED is probably a better word. Whatever my inner spirit, my intuition makes me FEEL is the best thing, as opposed to listening to some intellectually (ego) created plan of what's best for the world.

A simple example for this would be driving down the street in the left lane and then having a deep intuitive feeling to get into the right lane and then 3 seconds later avoiding a major accident that would have left me in a wheelchair or worst. That's listening to your intuition which knows what's best, even if my intellect has absolutely NO REASON to get into the right lane.