The Happiness Podcast 012 - Are You Coming From Love?
Aug 29, 2019
A reflection on why who you are matters more than what you do. Conversations contrast actions driven by guilt, anger, or duty with those that arise from love. Stories and teachings highlight that charity and justice are hollow without genuine inner awakening. The episode invites listeners to examine motive and cultivate being before taking action.
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Action From Negative States Makes Things Worse
- People often act from negative inner states rather than love, which causes actions to worsen situations.
- Anthony de Mello warns that guilt, anger, hate, or a sense of injustice drive reactive action that substitutes one cruelty for another.
Verify Your Being Before You Act
- Make sure of your being before you act; verify who you are and whether you're coming from love.
- Anthony de Mello instructs listeners to check inner motive first because action without right being simply replaces one injustice with another.
Being Matters More Than Doing
- Awakening or moral worth comes from what you are, not merely from what you do.
- Quoting Meister Eckhart, Anthony de Mello emphasizes that feeding the hungry or sacrifices mean nothing if they are not rooted in love.