I’ve been thinking a lot about what this means. Yes, is sounds utterly selfish. And, it is “self-ish” in the literal sense. Really, though, it’s an altruistic goal because as I develop into the real “Sunny” that I am meant to be, the more I will shine and have positive impact on the world.
And here’s a geat passage from Andrew Cohen:
“The authentic self within the individual is not separate from the creative impulse that initiated this whole evolving universe, and it has its own agenda. The agenda of the authentic self is not the agenda of the personal separate self-sense. At times it may seem like your agenda, but in the end there’s nothing personal about that pure, passionate aspiration to awaken, to create, to become, to evolve. When the awakening human being experiences that urge at the level of consciousness, that’s the very same impulse that created this universe becoming aware of itself and awakening to its own deepest desire, which is to become conscious. If you really understand this, then you will begin to recognize how absolutely meaningful is your own aspiration to awaken. You will see the precious significance of even the barest murmurings of your own struggle to become conscious.”
