Preparation Prompt: What does transitioning from a self-centered perception of reality to one grounded in altruism entail?

[Julian Edwards- KabU Instructor]

Preparation Prompt: What does transitioning from a self-centered perception of reality to one grounded in altruism entail?

[sj]

I wish I knew this experientially but from my current egoistic and limited perspective, I think it would mean truly seeing others AS yourself. Not metaphorically, not symbolically; but taking their needs as your own because they ARE your own. We don’t see the vast interconnection between individuals, where every choice someone makes inevitably impacts the whole. (Butterfly effect, essentially.) I know that when I make choices that I’m ashamed of or that put me in a sour mood, I then go to work and my sour mood impacts others, who then go about their lives and that impacts others, and so on.

I want my perception to widen beyond my minuscule, fleeting desires and to expand to include the larger organism of humanity that I am apart of.

Unfortunately, everything I do is driven by ego- I fear even the desire to expand my perception beyond myself has some sinister egoistic drive behind it! Only the Creator can expand the point in my heart, that point of the desire to bestow. And I look forward to that.

[Haze]

I begin to think about the needs of others more often than my own needs.

[Meine_HumanTree]

For me, it means becoming more aware of my ego and the natural will to receive and being able to use this to give.

[Loria]

Preparation Question: What does it mean to shift from an egoistic perception of reality to a perception based on bestowal?

My thought is that it means to view reality in a way that is not totally centered on self.  I shift to see the Creator in all around me.  I begin to work on selfishness in my thoughts and actions to make a change or a shift toward Creator.

 

 

[Raj]

Ego is the real enemy

[Brad]

I think this is when we reach equivalence of form

[Author]

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