| An act of selflessness is the highest expression of | | | | it in our own best interest to do so, knowing that it |
| selfishness and unconditional love because it considers | | | | brings us closer to uniting with perfection.As one |
| the soul first.Selfishness does not preclude | | | | becomes more enlightened one also becomes more |
| consideration of others, but selfishness is necessary | | | | selfish (rationally) and one knows intuitively when they |
| before consideration of others is acted upon.Few | | | | are being irrationally selfish and they easily move away |
| people really understand the true meaning of | | | | from it.It is therefore selfish to consider what others |
| selfishness. We were born selfish and even before | | | | expect from you. If it is your desire to consciously |
| birth we came to this earth for selfish reasons.All of us | | | | move towards enlightenment, then most often you will |
| act from selfishness because we consider what is in | | | | not do what others want you to do because it is not in |
| our own best interest first at some level of | | | | your best interest considering what you know yourself |
| consciousness and then do a thing even if it goes | | | | to be and where you want to go, unless it is your wish |
| against the desires of others or what we believe our | | | | to experience moving away from self. If enlightenment |
| spiritual purpose is. There is most always a | | | | is the ultimate conscious goal of your ego then |
| contradiction between spirit and ego. Consideration is | | | | selfishness will get you there.In a world of |
| something that has been taught to us by our parents | | | | unenlightened people those that are closer to |
| and other authority figures from birth. We are taught to | | | | enlightenment will most always be considered selfish. |
| be considerate of others first mostly because others | | | | Some will be ridiculed, alienated or killed. No one wants |
| see it in their own best interests to have us consider | | | | to be left behind and they will try to stop you at any |
| them first. We are told we are selfish or are acting | | | | cost. This is a demonstration of the opposite of |
| selfishly when we do not comply.In the very strictest | | | | unconditional love. Selfishness does not mean that you |
| meaning of selfishness we are all perfectly selfish and | | | | are better than another, it simply means that you know |
| it can not be any other way. If one considers that he | | | | what you want and where you are going and you will |
| she is the only one there is, there would be no one | | | | get there by considering the wishes of others, but not |
| else to consider and in truth there is no one else | | | | necessarily granting them.One can not attain |
| because there is only one soul. We are all alone in this | | | | enlightenment by trying to please others only and you |
| world and are creating all the circumstances and | | | | must follow your own path selfishly in the best way |
| people in our life that we experience. Because we are | | | | that you know how. In the course of doing so, if you |
| part of the whole we are interacting with ourselves | | | | find yourself being irrationally selfish you will simply |
| and it is therefore perfectly logical to be | | | | know that you have wondered off your chosen path |
| selfish.Consideration comes as a natural result of | | | | and you will make corrections.It is incorrect to believe |
| interaction with others; but still we consider at some | | | | that someone does not have a selfish bone in his/her |
| level the advantages of considering others first and | | | | body; it simply means the opposite, this one knows |
| are therefore doing it for selfish reasons.Until one can | | | | exactly what they want and how they are going to |
| accept this aspect of higher awareness then one has | | | | get it, they understand the importance of the |
| to live with the idea that there may be two kinds of | | | | consideration of others and it is working for them. This |
| selfishness and that is rational selfishness and irrational | | | | person would never consider themselves selfish nor |
| selfishness or good selfishness and bad | | | | would others and it is simply a matter of semantics |
| selfishness.Rational selfishness does not preclude | | | | and awareness.Life is not about learning, but simply a |
| consideration for another. A decision is made for self | | | | matter of experiencing choices that get you were you |
| without taking away anything from another, while | | | | want to be spiritually. Selfishness is a highly enlightened |
| irrational selfishness considers the self first at the | | | | state of awareness that takes you there.Roy E. |
| expense of another. These two ideas are early steps | | | | Klienwachter is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. |
| towards being completely selfish and true to spirit.In | | | | A student of NLP, ordained minister, New Age Light |
| order to return to the one that is perfect the one that | | | | Worker and Teacher. Roy has written and published |
| created us, we must be as pure as that one; therefore | | | | five books on New Age wisdom. Roy's books are |
| we must always consider ourselves first. It is the | | | | thought provoking and designed to empower you to |
| natural order of things that we always move towards | | | | take responsibility for your life and what you create. |
| betterment and perfection.As humanity learns to deal | | | | His books and articles are written in the simplicity and |
| with and evaluate circumstances that are less than our | | | | eloquence of Zen wisdom.You may not always agree |
| true selves, we move towards perfection. As we | | | | with what he has to say. You will always come away |
| move towards that end, we begin to consider all | | | | with a new perspective and your thinking will never be |
| aspects of ourselves and we include the welfare of | | | | the same.Roy's style is hard hitting and comes straight |
| others because they are really a continuance of | | | | from the heart without all the metaphorical mumble |
| ourselves. Still being selfish for our own purposes we | | | | jumble and BS. |
| begin to consider and include others because we see | | | | |