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Originally Posted by H:O:R:A:C:E
IMO:
ALL activity is done to better one's situation.
imagine the opposite possibility: "i wish to perform an
action which will diminish my power/joy/self." what would be the
motivation for such a thing? primal motivation is for expansion
of expression/understanding/love. the impetus for action is gain....
Source recognizes that it is ONE (there is no "other").
therefor, ALL motivations, at their root, are "self-serving" (as there is no "other" to benefit from it!).
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the taoists had the opposite slant... to learn you would daily LOSE not daily GAIN.
and it makes sense, a lot of the stuff there is to gain isn't really worth gaining in the end.
personally I'm happier not trying to gain stuff.