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WHAT IS EGOISM?

WHAT IS EGOISM?

As I have already mentioned in the previous chapters, from the point of view of universal oneness, egoism is definitely evil. This quality of the human mind has already played its role in the development of the astral and mental bodies. But for the development of soul and spirit, egoism is a big obstacle – an obstacle for the full development of man’s spiritual capabilities. Although I need to remind you that many people have not finished with the purification of their lower bodies – for them the egoism is still an active factor. Most of us are still under this rule on the strength of the inertia and egoism regulates the speed of development. As a cosmic cycle, the time of egoism ended two thousand years ago and the people living in the material world are the ones behind the times in common evolution. This is also relative, because there are people here who work out small details at the same time as they stimulate other people’s development.
As a factor that determines the relationships between people, egoism can and must be gradually replaced by mutual trust. As a whole people deserve this, at least because of the suffering endured and the accumulated stress. Separate cases of disappointment should not become the rule. These entirely wrong human relationships are due to the tendency to regard everything as absolute. But to regard truth as absolute, as I have already mentioned, doesn’t comply with the objective reality and that’s why in the human relations the extreme should be replaced by temperance. It is true that in the beginning your trust will often be deceived, but if you don’t feel disappointed and continue to be steady you will be convinced that it’s worth the efforts.
In order to cope with your egoism easily I will suggest some supporting points that you can start with:
  • Avoid comparing with other people – everyone starts to define their own pros and cons in comparison with other people’s qualities. In my opinion this is absolutely senseless occupation. Mainly, because each man is unique (nature exists thanks to diversity).
  • Don’t try to copy this one or that one – don’t forget that in most cases this is a subconscious process. It is good, of course, to try to achieve the positive qualities someone you like possesses, but don’t try to copy his behavior, because everyone discharges karmic duties and has his own shortcomings, and if you ape him you copy his shortcomings too. (We don’t see the shortcomings of our favourites). The false (illusionary) idea of our own and other people’s qualities are the most common reason for disappointments and conflicts.
  • Avoid competing – Don’t yield to your pride and its derivative, the ambition, to be “more” or “most” compared to the other people. Often people who realize and accept the necessity of spiritual development become proud – they start to look down on the other people as being underdeveloped. Often people start to regard themselves as chosen by God, practicing methods for spiritual perfection creates false feeling for certain achievements. The situation with people having extrasensory and healing skills is analogical. In all cases a long time is lost in suffering, which will teach you to be humble and modest
  • Avoid criticizing – all people have this symptom to different extent. Remember that your life experience is only yours! In most cases what you found to be useful and right for you is entirely or partially useless for the other people, because everyone has unique course of life and his own lessons to learn. That’s why you shouldn’t teach other people anything if they haven’t asked for your opinion. Respect the right for free choices no matter that you don’t like it. Do not allow yourself to force a matter however right it seems to you. The suffering everyone endures is never in vain and useless – it is either a karmic payback or a lesson and most often both together.
Egoism has collective variants too. Always when we say “ours is better that the other’s” we show collective egoism. It is manifested on all levels: family, origin, neighborhood, native, national, race, social, professional, religious, etc. A typical illusion is the idea that there is no egoism if you devote yourself to your closest people, your family. Nobody admits to confess that care for his family gives meaning to his life, that he feels he is needed and that his family makes him feel secure and protected, etc.
Among the people that take the road of spiritual development a specific type of egoism is encountered. They decide that every day vanity, the one and the same work or certain harmful factors impede their spiritual progress. I can advise such people only to analyze their motives very carefully and try to understand whether an ordinary laziness is not hidden behind exalted words. Whether by slowing down every day life dynamics they are not missing the most necessary lessons or not giving somebody else a chance for karmic payback. Realizing that or not, striving for that or not, everyone influences the other ones with his thoughts and aspirations. Thus by limiting his contacts to contacts only with people interesting to him and considered as being useful one is depriving many other people of the impulse needed for the awakening of their spiritual curiosity and of the chance to take their first steps in their conscious development. I want to suggest the following ideas for making good use of the boring every day life to such people:
  • Try to teach yourselves to be stable and patient, no matter how unpleasant and difficult job you do. Moreover, try not only to endure it but also to do it with pleasure (no matter how harmful it may be pleasure neutralises the harmful effects while dissatisfaction and fear increase the damages a lot). When you teach yourself to do any job with pleasure you will be surprised that a day will come when, even not looking for it, you will be offered the job you dreamed about.
  • Whatever you do, try to do it diligently and to it perfection. But never force the other people to be perfectionists too. Don’t forget that you are not learning one and the same lessons.
  • Aim to be maximally economical and frugal. Material and energy resources are part of the Whole and being economical you decrease the disharmony due to the human activities.
As I said already it is usual for people who take the road of the spiritual development to become too egoistic. If this is not noted and eliminated in due time it can neutralise your spiritual achievements. That’s why I will afford to ask you: allow yourself to make mistakes. Don’t blame yourself too severely for them. This will protect you from imagining that you are sinless. If you come to the conclusion that your mistakes are so few and small you will definitely come to fanaticism. Fanaticism is a stab in the back of the idea you devoted yourself especially if you regard certain rules as absolute. Other people can do limited harm because you can protect yourself from them, but your own fanaticism, without noticing, can change everything beyond recognition.
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