Connection is the goal, but it takes a few steps to get there:
- First, we have to rise above our egos:
- We have to stop harming ourselves, others and all of nature.
- We have to stop seeking to benefit ourselves, being immersed in our own selfish desires.
- It's not enough to simply nullify, subjugate or rise our egos. We have to take the next step and connect with others. Connection is the goal.
- Second, we have to seek to benefit others:
- We have to connect with each other in mutual bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.
- We have to adopt other people's desires as our own and become immersed in their desires instead of our own.
- It's not about making people happy because there are many destructive things that make people 'happy'. It's about doing good to others and seeking to benefit them in a positive and constructive way.
- It's not simply about giving because we can give while still immersed in personal selfishness. It's about connecting with others, 'feeling' and sensing them.
Nature is an interconnected and interdependent system. When we connect with each other in mutual bestowal, we'll become aligned with the integral laws of Nature. We're naturally social creatures and connection makes us happy.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We should connect in mutual bestowal.
