Selflessness vs Selfishness

[TrustTheProcess]

If all actions and thoughts are survival, is there really such thing as a selfless act?

[Dodo]

Selfless action is action without attachment to outcome. It's doing that is done for the doing's sake rather than for the fruit of that doing. 

Selfish action is basically the opposite - you are attached to the fruit of your actions. 

 

Example for clarity: You post a thread/post on Actualized.org - A selfish way to do that is to expect praise for the topic chosen and how smart you've answered etc. A selfless way to do that same thing is to be immersed in the post you're writing and to enjoy the process itself, not needing anything to come out of what you wrote. Simply doing for the sake of doing.

And while the body appears in awareness, we cannot escape doing. It's a very important question how we can make that doing Karma-free instead of busting our own balls. 

[traveler]

Who would know if an act is selfish or not, and does it matter? The one who wants to be selfless is the self. The self can not be selfless. The practicing of selflessness is selfish. Selflessness=selfishness. Selfishness=selflessness. If you lose the conditioned programs that puts selflessness and selfishness up against each other you'll realise that selfishness isn't "bad" and selflessness "good." Many people need to be more selfish, they are too concerned about external happenings and comforting people around them without taking their own mental health into account. 

Edited September 25, 2020 by traveler