1/25/24 - Unselfish Selfishness
- happiness begins where selfishness ends. - john wooden.
- suffering is the opposite of happiness. baba. the cause of happiness / satiating the desire can bring misery next.
- happiness is satiation of desire. joy is alignment with higher self identity. so joy begins where selflessness begins.
- Attachment will bring suffering too.
- how non attachment?
- dedicate all actions to god and take no fruit of actions. or act on promptings from God from within (dharma), so heart not mind. but can ruin if take fruit of actions (credit or blame).
- avatar is Creator taking incarnation, human birth to set world back on track. Krishna, Jesus, Baba, etc.
- people only start seeking god when you are crushed in your worldly pursuits. - Yogananda. But sometimes people seek god after feeling how good it is to serve, give up, live for god.
- realize god's way is the ultimate of selfishness, the way to be happy. selfish selfishness brings misery. unselfish selfishness brings the ultimate of happiness. shift from mind/ego to heart. shift from part A to B.
- Ceilings on desire - baba. keep some limits. high thinking, simple living - yoganada. go for what want, but keep it at bay, cause desires like the hydra, every head you cut off will sprout two new ones. do it but be aware and see it's not going to give what really want, lasting happiness. desire fuels desire. don't be possessed by your possessions (stressing about your sports car).
- easier for camel through eye of needle than rich man to get to heaven (the peace within right now). rental properties, stocks, boat, etc, stress and cover way to peace.
- kid was a spiritual renunciate and given up all but a few of his spiritual books which he kept with him all the time. His father got him a meeting with the powerful king. He then sits with king and sees his golden throne room and fine clothes and servants feeding him grapes and judged him as materialistic. He sat with him 'cause his father asked him to. As he talked servants came and told the king, "the kingdom is under attack! It's burning down!" the King said, "don't bother me while I talk about my beloved god with my friend." this happened a few more times until the flames lept into the throne room and actually caught the young renunciate's book on fire, which led him to jump up and franticly try to put it out.. King stood and waived his hand and all the fires in the kingdom went out. He was a powerful teacher. He said, "you judged me as material. I let my kingdom burn down as I know it is nothing and God is everything and you freak with one page of your book burning". Remove your attachments and be free.
