Teaching 58: Doing things for yourself and others

You can have a new life. It is new if you do things in a way that is all your own. You can do this by having a new perspective for your daily activities. It is the perspective that you are doing things for your own benefit and not anyone else’s. You can do this in a way that is not selfish. It is a new and more free way. There is one thing that keeps people from living with their own needs in mind and it is guilt. Any time you feel guilty it is because you are putting someone else’s needs ahead of your own. You can prevent guilt by knowing exactly what you want. It is done by listening to your own ideas and your own desires. You can do your own thing. It does not mean that you will ignore everyone else and what they want. You can pay attention to what those who you care about want and this can be part of what you want. For example, if you are planning to go out for lunch with a friend and they suggest their neighbourhood, you can decide that part of what you want is also to do it in their neighbourhood because you care about their needs. This can make you feel more in a good relationship with the other person and is aligned with your own needs. You can have a more free way of living if you make it not depend on what other people want. It depends on what you want for yourself and what you need. You can make your life this way by listening to yourself and following yourself. You don’t need to make yourself that different to do this. You just need to do things for yourself. You can do this. You are able to live this way. You can make your life free. You can live this way. You are a good person. You are a free person. You are a new person. You are a whole person. You are a good person. You are a new person.