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“One of the fundamental demonstrations of our natural instinct to Bond with each other is a will to give. Rather than domination, our most basic urge is to reach out to another human being, even at a cost to ourselves. Giving to others-the urge to empathize, to be compassionate, and to help others altruistically-is not the exception to the rule, but our natural state of being. Our impulse to connect with each other has developed an automatic desire to do for others, even at personal cost. Altruism comes naturally to us. It is selfishness that is culturally conditioned and a sign of pathology.”

“Let this be thy whole endeavor, this thy prayer, this thy desire,-that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus only.”

Whole Desire Jesus Prayer Simplicity Selfishness Endeavor Discipleship

Author:Thomas a Kempis

“If we desire to do what will please God, and what will help men, we presently find ourselves taken out of our narrow habits of thought and action; we find new elements of our nature called into activity; we are no longer running along a narrow track of selfish habit.”

Ifs Men Helping Running Action Desire Taken Habit Please Activity Elements Track Selfish Selfishness Help Me Thoughts And Actions

Book:Self-culture, lectures

Source: Self-culture, lectures

“Alas! how many souls there are full of self, and yet desirous of doing good and serving God, but in such a way as to suit themselves; who desire to impose rules upon God as to His manner of drawing them to Himself. They want to serve and possess Him, but they are not willing to be possessed by Him.”

Way Want Soul Self Desire Willing Drawing Suits Selfishness Serving Possessed Serving God Alas Doing Good

Author:Francois Fenelon

“Desire is the root of selfishness; clear your heart of desire and be selfless. Selflessness is the key to inner peace.”

Heart Desire Clear Keys Roots Inner Peace Selfishness Selfless Selflessness

Author:Christofer Drew

“It is to be doubted whether he will ever find the way to heaven who desires to go thither alone.”

Way Desire Heaven Selfishness Doubted

Author:Owen Feltham

“Unlike all other founders of a religious faith, Christ had no selfishness, no desire of dominance; and His system, unlike all other systems of worship, was bloodless, boundlessly beneficent, and--most marvelous of all--went to break all bonds of body and soul, and to cast down every temporal and every spiritual tyranny.”

Soul Body Spiritual Desire Christ Religious Break Worship Casts Tyranny Selfishness Founders Marvelous Religious Faith Dominance

Author:Alfred William Howitt

“Be not in the desire of thine own ease.”

Desire Selfishness Ease

Author:Saadi