Shards of Consciousness

Some ideas, some aspects of being human get a bad rap for no good reason. Case in point - selfishness. As we grow up we are told over and over that it is bad to be selfish. We shouldn't think only of our selves.

This shows a basic misunderstanding of what it is to be selfish. To be selfish is to say I want. It is the basic drive behind everything we do - from eating our choice of food to pursuing enlightenment. To be selfish is to accept that we pursue pleasure and avoid pain. The pleasure and pain become increasingly refined, but the pursuit still exists. I sometimes think the ancient spiritual teachings to kill off desire are designed to make us realize the impossibility of doing so, and thus shock us awake. Our identification with our ego may wither, but not our sense of self.

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Today's show is How to be Selfish in a Positive Way.

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