Thursday, September 12, 2002

Selflessness Vs Selfishness

All happiness in the world arises from the wish for others' happiness.

-Shantiveda

All the unhappiness in the world arises from the wish for the illusory self's happiness.
How can oneself be happy when one does not have a self?
Happiness then, must come from the realisation of non-self,
and its functioning of selflessness, as in opposition to selfishness.
This means the practice of compassion for the happiness of others.

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