Selflessness

Selflessness denotes how we react to situations, considering people in need without wondering what type of monetary award that will be bestowed on us. When we provide assistance to others, we in return should not expect any appreciation. This should be considered to be a selfless act of kindness.

True selflessness means that we empathize with others. Our assistance toward others is a deed of kindness and our actions are inspired by our emotion for others. We provide to others because we identify with their situations and their sufferings.

A true selfless act is done without boosting the ego or seeking adulation. Selflessness indicates that we act out of impulse to do the right things and assist others. When we act with selfish motives, we only compel and limit ourselves. Every action done for others should not need to be beneficial to us; this approach hinders the spontaneous and instinctive sentiment of the heart.

When we do things without ulterior motives, we are expanding our awareness of self and identity. This allows us to find happiness from this accomplishment and enables us to achieve joy from serving others. This attitude on life is the best security we have against jealousy, meanness, and vanity. Friendship and love is not an exchange or bargain at an auction. When we love in a selfless manner, it means we identify totally with others. This love and friendship must involve a forgetting of self and a willingness to put others needs before our own.