In this blog, I will investigate how I see and lived the principle of what's best for all.
1. The Principle of What is Best for All
Guiding myself in thought, word and deed to always, in all ways, direct all things to the best possible outcome for all.
Taking into consideration the effects of my
thoughts, words and deeds on the world around me (people, plants,
animals, environment) and ensuring that the thoughts, words and deeds I
am living honour the best potential of myself and all of life on Earth,
to the best of my ability.
Standing
unconditionally in the shoes of all people and all things, and being
able to at the end of the day say that I have fully considered all
within the context of creating the best possible outcome for everyone
and everything – that I have honoured and considered them in the way that
I would like to be honoured and considered.
One thing that I came to realize overtime is that is I don't consider what's best, I create friction/conflict within me. In every decision that I make, at the end I only have 2 choice. What's best for all or self interest. The choice of self-interest will always add more conflict/polarity/consequence/karma to my experience. Therefore, considering all life is making the choice that actually make the more sense, because I also stop adding suffering and misery to my own individual experience.
Now the tricky thing is that we currently live in a system that is completely based on self-interest/competition. In order to survive in the current system, it's in fact impossible to do what's best for all life in everything that I am DOING. Therefore, the most important thing in my current understanding is to change the system itself. It's a fact that the current economic system is creating suffering. A huge part of population are born in an environment without opportunity. It doesn't matter how much they hope or pray some peoples are doomed the day they are born. Without a proper education, and the right environment, how does a starving children have any opportunity in this world to raise himself and compete? Most people chose to close their eye on that fact, that way it doesn't become a threat to their happiness.That's one one the first step I must take on my journey, I must keep my eye open on all of the atrocity in this world. Child slavery, Sex slavery, People dying from starvation, war, poverty etc. I commit to not seek happiness to distract myself to real problem of this world. Instead, I will acknowledge the atrocity of this world and I will acknowledge those things, because they are real. I will find my ''happiness'' by working practically on the solution. I know that if I am working with a group to create a world that is best for all life, I am not creating additional conflict within me.
The second challenge, is that it's very easy to deceive myself. It's easy to say yeah I am creating a world that is best for all and feel good about myself. But in fact if I don't have any way to measure what I am doing, it's easy to lie to myself. Everyone have a role to play in this. Considering that the 1% most wealthy people of this planet are earning at least 30 000$ per years, that mean that I am a part of the 1% of this world. Bigger power mean bigger responsibility. In the current economic system money is power/possibility whatever we like it or not. The fact that I am in the 1% of this world, mean that I am in a very great position to bring change within this system. I must be very clear about what I am going to do with my life. Without a clear purpose, it will be easy to be dis-tracted. A great leader teach me someday that if we don't stand for something, we will fall for anything. What greater purpose could I have than devoting my life to create a world that is best for all ? What does that mean. Falling in that context would be to stop doing what's best for seeking a feeling. I know it's not gonna be easy. I know I will be tested. Wealth and love will be the ultimate test. When I am tested, I know if my desire to do what's best is ego driven of if it was real. The cool things is that if I remain aware in my process, I can see if I am deceiving myself and change my starting point from ego to really considering what's best for real.
The third challenge is that alone, it's impossible to have any impact on the system. I must stand within a groups that stand within the same principles if I am serious about changing the system. I was listening to an audio this week ''I do my best under my circumstance''. In this audio Bernard talk about a point that make total sense. He say that if we are not part of a group that is working on changing the economic system, we are literally wasting our time. It make sense, because our current money system allow the abuse to keep going. As long as we must compete with each other in order to have our basic need met, we will keep creating suffering. People that have nothing and no education will have to use violence to survive. It's obvious, we must change the economic system, if we want to create a system that is best for all.
The fourth challenge is the ego. For that it's easy, I must use a systematic proven way to change. I need to walk my DIP so I can identify and clear every part of me that doesn't give a fuck about life ( in the conscious,subconscious and unconscious mind) I must walk my process and correct myself so I can stand for what's best no matter what within my REAL limitation and not the limitation create in my mind.
I have a long way to go, but I have try the other way ( self-interest) and I know that it's lead to eternal dissatisfaction. Therefore, I must move forward with the only way out ( what's best for all life)
