Selfish enlightenment?

[Charlotte]

Is seeking enlightenment selfish and self absorbed?

[Dodo]

1 minute ago, Charlotte said:

Is seeking enlightenment selfish and self absorbed?

Enlightenment is very selfish, because everything real is the self. 

 

[Charlotte]

1 minute ago, Dodo said:

Enlightenment is very selfish, because everything real is the self. 

Very true. 

[aurum]

@Charlotte

It can be, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

 

[Charlotte]

1 minute ago, aurum said:

@Charlotte

It can be, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.

 

Oh I'll never stop @aurum ?

[electroBeam]

enlightenment is a very selfish act...

Until you are enlightened.

In the west at least.

Some people in the east actually do pursue enlightenment from a non egotsitical perspective, its called the path of devotion or bhakti.

But those people are rare.

[Guest Quanty]

Cannot be done in group. It is alone, unique path. 

[Ananta]

5 hours ago, Charlotte said:

Is seeking enlightenment selfish and self absorbed?

Enlightenment is seeing that the selfish/self absorbed one is illusory...only "apparently" real.

[Guest Quanty]

22 minutes ago, Anna1 said:

Enlightenment is seeing that the selfish/self absorbed one is illusory...only "apparently" real.

You speak from the divine feminine point of view  

[Ether]

selfish

ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

adjective

(of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.

 

Since when caring about yourself is a "bad" thing? People, I swear. We are raised to put others above us and thats why there is dissatisfaction, I always put myself first but I never considered myself selfish.

[Ananta]

13 minutes ago, Quanty said:

You speak from the divine feminine point of view  

 

...and, @Ether you are absolutely correct it's not selfish.

[Ether]

@Anna1 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Ether

[Nahm]

@Charlotte Truth, or ignorance. Self, or self. 

[Charlotte]

@electroBeam Thanks for your input

@Quanty I agree. I'm referring to the motives behind seeking enlightenment. 

@Anna1 I understand, but still, until enlightened it's still for 'the self by the self', paradoxical really. 

@Ether I also agree. 

@Nahm ?♥️

[Ananta]

@Charlotte My answer is that It's not selfish for the apparent person to seek its true nature.

[Charlotte]

@Anna1 fair enough, thanks for your input

[Natasha]

1 hour ago, Anna1 said:

@Charlotte My answer is that It's not selfish for the apparent person to seek its true nature.

Good point. That's why Enlightenment is also called Self-realization. 'You' as Awareness become Self-aware. 

[Ananta]

12 minutes ago, Natasha said:

Good point. That's why Enlightenment is also called Self-realization. 'You' as Awareness become Self-aware. 

I actually don't take Self-realization (recognition of one's true nature) to be the same as enlightenment (full assimilation of that recognition), but I know some do. 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Anna1

[Bobby]

@Charlotte of course it is!

before enlightenment you can be nothing but selfish.

[Brittany]

I don't think it's possible for something to not be selfish.