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to shift from an egoistic perspective to a bestowal perspective means to start looking at our desires in a way that they can benefit others and not only from a selfish point of view. We to develop a feeling of wanting to help, to bring happiness to our surrounding and be aware of our actions and their impact so we could always act in a way that does not harm others but helps and elevates them.
I understand the theory well, and I agree. The world is interconnected, and science confirms it. The problem I encounter is practical.
It doesn’t seem very easy to me to “love others as yourself” when I see people who are opposed and incapable of understanding others. Maybe that interconnection can occur between some people or small groups, I don’t know.Well, I have a really long way to go to understand this. I m full of doubts & questions. I looked up the word BESTOW in Chamber’s Dictionary, and it means to “give or confer a reward or distinction”, in archaic terms, which leaves it a bit unclear.
Are we being asked to be good & kind to others to please G-d, and to be “like ” Him because of this?
Is this the same as the Mitzvot in Judaism, or is there a subtle Kabbalistic difference?I m not 100% convinced that I can, or that I ve got the motivation to do it, so am reliant on “science” that will prove it to me, or the light which will affect me because of my efforts. Its a very big ask if we are being brutally honest, & I m surprised that no-one else seems to mention this problem. Anyone out there ?
To shift from an egoistic perception to one based on bestowal is to put your ego to use in a constructive way that opens up a path of connection, the path that is necessary in order to realize the purpose of our whole existence, which of course means to obtain Equivalence of Form and the true experience which is that there is only Him and none else besides.
PS. I know that I sometimes express myself in a way that appears to be convoluted, and difficult to keep track of or understand. I am therefore grateful to be among fellow students who are so great at describing their thoughts very clearly and do so often even with very few words.
What does it mean to shift from an egoistic perception of reality to a perception based on bestowal?The mind shift of understanding that we grow from desiring things that benefit or make me feel good to receiving in order to share. We are all connected and the more we connect with others in the spirit of kindness and goodness the more we grow, the more we connect with our creator and the more we bring about world change.
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