selfishness and selflessness
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also neither selfish nor altruistic · sobectví a nesobeckost CZ
Summary
Everything is both for ourselves and for somebody else at the same time: not selfish, not altruistic, but both, or neither. We never know when we are selfish and when we are selfless, so don’t worry about it; just be honest and practise balance.
Part of ↑ ego ↑ opposites ↑ compassion
Developed
everything is both for ourselves and for somebody else at the same time
1Morality as Balanced Action February 2009 — Cholín
Well, we never know when we're selfish and when we're selfless. So don't worry about it. Just be honest and practise balance
2Not Making Practice Special July 2021 — Skalní fara
not selfish, not altruistic, but both, or neither
3Kuge 5: Compassion and Freedom in Action Winter 2007 — Kuge
Also in the narrower keywords
saving the world is saving yourself +1 text
not ‘save the world in order to save yourself’ but ‘saving the world is saving yourself’
Buddhism Free from ‘Buddhism’ September 2009 — Earth Spirit