“The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to ... action without any selfish attachment to the results.” ActionSpiritualLife IsResultsSelfishAttachmentSpiritual LifeCall To Action Book:A More Ardent Fire Source: A More Ardent Fire
“Some might say that looking inside of ourselves for spiritual truths is egocentric and selfish, and that egolessness and selflessness lie in working for others in the world. But until we find our inner truth, our work in the world will always revolve around our 'selves'. As long as we think about the world in terms of 'self' and 'others', our actions will be selfish. Our 'self' follows us wherever we go, so positive results will be limited.” ThinkingWorldLongSelfMightActionSpiritualLyingTermResultsTruth IsSelfishSelflessnessOur ActionsBeing SelfishEgocentricSpiritual TruthPositive Results Author:Tarthang Tulku
“Our life is what we make it. An insignificant game or a noble trial; a dream or a reality; a play of the senses worn out in selfish use, and flying "swifter than a weaver's shuttle," or an ascension of the soul, by daily duties and unfaltering faith, to more spiritual relations and to loftier toils.” LifeSoulPlayUseDreamRealitySpiritualLife IsGamesOur LivesDutyRelationNobleSelfishSensesFlyingTrialsWornToilInsignificantWorn OutAscensionWeavers Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“one trouble with all the churches is that they have too many incurable saints in them, men and women who pray too much and do too little, who cannot forget their own selfish salvation enough to look after other people's without feeling their own spiritual pulse all the time they are doing it. Of late I've sometimes suspected that it is nearly as debilitating to stay in the church all the time as it would be to stay in a hospital all the time.” PeopleMenLooksLittlesSometimesEnoughFeelingsWould BeSpiritualReligionChurchForgetToo MuchTroublePrayingLateMen And WomenSalvationSaintSelfishHospitalsPulse Author:Corra May Harris
“I talk to groups studying the most advanced spiritual teachings and sometimes these people wonder why nothing is happening in their lives. Their motive is the attainment of inner peace for themselves - which of course is a selfish motive. You will not find it with this motive. The motive, if you are to find inner peace, must be an outgoing motive. Service, of course, service. Giving, not getting. Your motive must be good if your work is to have good effect. The secret of life is being of service.” PeopleIfsGivingSometimesSpiritualLife IsCoursesSecretWonderStudyGroupsTeachingEffectsHappeningsBe GoodSelfishInner PeaceMotiveAttainmentSecret LifeOutgoingSpiritual TeachingSelfish Motives Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words