Why You Can Help Others

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The power within our world is inexhaustible because it is impelled by infinite energy. It brings inevitable change and expansion and it is the forward movement of our true being. Meanings and sensations that made up our innermost reality emerge and fade constantly. To be enlightened implies rising above such transience. Enlightenment is an awakening to ourselves. It is not a process of reasoning.

Pursuing goals in a liberated way gives a different richness to our lives. The essence of a deeply satisfying life is living whole. We lose awareness of this basic contentment by focusing overly on achieving goals. Innermost happiness does not depend on satisfying desires. There is pleasure and joy associated with living in the flow of our immediate and natural waking state, and we can experience happiness in the midst of intense daily activities. In the Taoist tradition, answers come from all planes of existence: physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual.

One aspect of living whole involves being mindful of our activities and being aware of our mental hindrances. We learn to integrate information in the mindful present while remaining open to the information of daily living in all its complexity. We tend to assume that we are aware of our mental activities and therefore there is no need to do anything to improve or cultivate our mindfulness.

In the process of helping others, it is possible to train oneself to reduce fluctuations in attention and to override negative mental responses. When we learn to care for others we learn to let go of our own hurtful issues. We develop our ability to control and direct our thoughts to positive living and in return we can us live life more fully.