The most defining teaching of the Buddha is the teaching on selflessness. That everything and everyone in our world and throughout the universe is connected. Interdependent.
We all know that we are a part of the world around us and that we are in the world, but the world is also in us. We are a part of everything and nothing is solely 'ours', even our mind.
It is not an idea, a philosophical position or a belief, it is a living experience. When we have this kind of experience and knowledge of selflessness, we are empowered. We are relevant and connected. We are a participant in this ever-unfolding world.
Through this direct perception of our selflessness, our interdependence, we discover a natural wealth and fullness. This natural wealth and fullness cannot contain itself, because not grasping at a self it has no option but to be shared. It explodes as love and compassion, generosity and kindness. Everything you do and everything you are is an offering.
Everything is an offering.
Selflessness creates a ripple effect. It doesn't only change your life, it changes the life of others.
'My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness'. ~ His Holiness Dalai Lama
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