Selfishness

Most of the minds that are selfish, are not aware of themselves are being selfish, but, they would think and believe that themselves are not selfish at all, while they might be aware of and recognizing many others are being selfish. These minds are being selfish unintentionally and ignorantly.

The minds that are aware of themselves are being selfish, that is because they deliberately want to be selfish, for their own reasons, to cause disturbance, or unhappiness, or obstacle, or inconvenience, or annoyance, or pain, or injury, or failure, or damage, or destruction, or unrest, and etc, unto other people, intentionally and deliberately, out of ungratified desires, greed, dissatisfaction, disappointment, anger, hatred, jealousy, fear, unrest, the sense of self-righteousness, the sense of pride, the sense of superiority or inferiority, or any kind of impurities in their modification of the mind. These minds are being selfish intentionally and ignorantly, even more ignorant than those who are not aware of themselves are being selfish.

These minds are not peaceful being disturbed by something that they don't enjoy, don't desire, don't like, and don't agree with, and they don't want others to be peaceful as well.

Similarly, the minds that are ignorant, are not aware of themselves are being ignorant, especially the minds that might be highly educated, knowledgeable, talented, skillful, or accomplished in something or in many things.

The minds that are aware of ignorance in themselves, they might or might not have the yearning to be free from ignorance. There is neither right nor wrong. It's the freedom of all minds whether they want to be free from ignorance, or not.

The minds that are aware of ignorance in themselves, and that have the yearning towards knowledge/liberation/freedom/peace, to be free from ignorance and the consequences of ignorance, are very precious in this world, as they can help themselves as well as maybe some others, to be free, to have correct understanding, to not hurt themselves and/or others.

"I don't like and don't want to be hurt by others. I don't like and don't desire others to be hurt by some others. I don't like and don't desire to hurt myself. I don't like and don't desire to hurt others. I might not be aware of myself is hurting myself and others. Now that I am aware of I have been hurting myself and others, I want to be free from hurting myself and others. I want to be free from what causing me to hurt myself and others."

That idea/thought/awareness/understanding is highly precious, as that initiates and powering the path towards self inquiry and self realization.

There is no need judgment, not to say, self punishment or repent, upon being aware of the selfishness, impurities, or ignorance in oneself. Let it go, and move on with that awareness/understanding, and keep practicing until the modification of the mind is purified, calmed, and quiet (clarity), without violence, without forcing, without judgment, without attachment, without identification, without craving, without aversion, without comparison, and without expectation, but never give up and keep going until the mind starts to see/know/realize the truth of itself under the absence of ignorance/hindrance a.k.a. under the presence of clarity.

Observe our own ceaseless actions/reactions/behaviors in everyday life, and see how much selfishness or ignorance in our actions/reactions/behaviors, either intentionally or unintentionally, out of anger, hatred, jealousy, pride, arrogance, fear, unrest, dissatisfaction, disappointment, unhappiness, frustration, irritation, bitterness, resentment, feelings of hurt/betrayed/being taken for granted/being exploited/being bullied/being insulted/being belittled/being threatened/being intimidated/being abandoned/being disapproved/being unappreciated/being unloved, the sense of low self-esteem, the sense of self-righteousness, possessiveness, self-protectiveness, and so on, that we were not aware of, until now, without judgment.

Without judgment, or non-judgment, alongside with non-attachment, non-identification, non-craving, non-aversion, non-comparison, and non-expectation, is highly important on the path of yoga and/or buddhism to be free from ignorance, to attain self realization, to transcend this selfless impermanent limited and conditional momentary life existence.

Inquire the truth of everything.

May all be free, be happy, be peaceful.