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I find the first paragraph deeply psychologically insightful, but the second contains one of the things that has never landed from me in many Eastern philosophies (a kind of willful romanticism about the way goodness actually works in human beings)

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when people expect the goodness to flow from specific people in specific ways, whether because they were kind to them, gave them things, or even because the person said they would, it creates resentment and resistance that cuts off the flow that tolle is talking about. goodness needs to be given fully without expectations, with trust that what you need will find you even if you have no idea how 🩵

i see things in a slightly different way… instead of a paradigm of “i help others and others help me” it’s more like, “i help the greater good and the greater good helps me” or “i support the all and the all supports me”

this means i consider myself within the equation, an important part of the all. i don’t sacrifice myself for anyone, and don’t feed greed or exploitation. there’s no way to abuse my kindness

i have a weird way of seeing things though. it’s more like “what underlying pattern am i supporting by this action?” than just randomly giving of myself. too many narcissists in my life growing up. i am 100% aware of the abuses humanity is capable of. i was very fucked up and jaded from it all but chose to find a logical way to live a positive life instead because it sucked so much 

does that even make sense? 😅

I respect people who behave this way, but also understand why some people don't even if they have similarly good intentions (it can make you highly prone to abuses by unjust people)