![]() ![]() That energy, may cause problems to others instead. That dissonance between BEING, FEELING and THINKING creates an ACTION which will not be wholesome. Anyone can write a check if money is all they have. I did that because I wanted a tax benefit (thoughts) and the admiration from others (feelings.) I will not follow up where those funds end up. I may get to be known as a ‘saint.’ However, my BEING is greedy and power hungry. For example, I could donate money to others. That action is wholesome, honest and thus, will elevate our state of consciousness. A deed which is good, moral and with extensive benefit to all comes from BEING first, which is in alignment with what we FEEL and think. A “politically correct” lie to ourselves and others. Could it be otherwise?Īccording to society, deeds alone will define us, but that is self deception. In a nutshell, what we ARE is what we emit on a daily basis: Thoughts, words, deeds and of course, feelings. That is the most important finding beyond any sacred belief or dogma that we could ever engage in. It is in under the observation of our relationship with other protagonists of Life, how we find who we ARE by ourselves as long as we are aware of our thoughts, deeds and feelings. ![]() We are spiritual beings having a human experience.“ĭoes it truly matter what label we think we ARE? (spiritual, bodily, astral, metaphysical, multidimensional, etc.) Paradoxically, what matters is to find out “ who we ARE:” That is what we emit in Life, give in Life, for we could find out how we are contributing with Life. “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. Obviously, it is better than DOING nothing. In the meantime while that consciousness is not there in mankind, we could continue with our “practice” according to Vivekananda, and label ourselves whatever we wish. Unselfishness comes naturally when we realize that the “other” is also “me.” (See the third quote below) It is in that unity when there is no need to define “success,” for a natural act is only a reflection of who we truly ARE. Life is not a static formula to be applied in all situations. Also, Life may present situations when asking for a return is necessary. Someone unselfish will not “practice” or rehearse in his mind the deed that he is to perform and the way that he will behave after the action has been completed. Unselfishness cannot be defined or put into a concept. Now, after a few or many of those practices, I can call myself “unselfish” and “successful.” Is that so? Not a chance. If I discover that I am selfish, then I want to be unselfish and thus, I will follow Vivekananda’s advise and “practice” not to ask for return. ![]() In this quote, Vivekananda wanted to highlight one side of unselfishness which is to ask for no return when DOING “good.” For the beginner in spirituality, this quote deserves to be “practiced.” The end result being someone who is practicing something as a means to obtain something else, that is our own self gratification for we have “achieved” some sort of perceived unselfishness. For that reason “true success” is an open door. The word “success” is open to many interpretations. “The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.”
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