We, humans, are designed to be self-centred, and it perhaps comes from the notion of survival. When survival wasn’t easy, as in meeting the basic requisites of food and shelter was uncertain, the entire effort was then focussing on the self and the ones who were close-knit, within the tribe. Today, our basic needs for most of us (at least the ones who’ve an access to this article) have been met. Yet, our primitive mind is trained to think towards the preservation of the self.
The moment we define self, there’s a duality into existence – the one that is defined as self and then whatever is outside of this bound definition is non-self. However, in the act of selfless, the self dissolves. The one in experience of selflessness becomes boundless. There is a sense of oneness, a sense of union. There is no longer ‘I’ and ‘you’.
The moment we define self, there’s a duality into existence… However, in the act of selfless, the self dissolves… There is a sense of oneness…
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