Dan Harris Quote
Self-cherishing, that’s by nature, he said (by which I assumed he meant it’s natural). Without that, we human beings become like robots, no feeling. But now, practice for development of concern for well-being of others, that actually is immense benefit to oneself. A light went off in my head. It seems like you’re saying that there is a self-interested, or selfish, case for being compassionate? Yes. Practice of compassion is ultimately benefit to you. So I usually describe: we are selfish, but be wise selfish rather than foolish selfish.
Dan Harris
Self-cherishing, that’s by nature, he said (by which I assumed he meant it’s natural). Without that, we human beings become like robots, no feeling. But now, practice for development of concern for well-being of others, that actually is immense benefit to oneself. A light went off in my head. It seems like you’re saying that there is a self-interested, or selfish, case for being compassionate? Yes. Practice of compassion is ultimately benefit to you. So I usually describe: we are selfish, but be wise selfish rather than foolish selfish.
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