Self-ish-ness
June 6, 2023
Priest and philosopher Anthony De Mello speaks about two kinds of selfishness – The first type is the one where I give myself the pleasure of pleasing myself. That’s what we generally call self-centredness. The second is where I give myself the pleasure of pleasing others. That would be a more refined kind of selfishness. The first one is visible, but the second one is hidden. As one looks inwards, The ‘self’ slowly dissolves. Hence less self-ish. The ‘others’ dissolve. Hence less self-ish. No Self. No Self-ish-ness. Wisdom Is – Self Awareness > Self Dissolution