Seeing beyond self

It is a very difficult subject . What does it mean by seeing beyond self ? We are always looking at okurself , protecting our self , improve our self and it is just nonsense to see beyond our self . How can we look beyond our self . If we look into the mirror, we see our self and everything is about our self and it is taught by everyone around me or by the education we received . It is about improving and enhancing our image.

If we pause a while, in Buddhism, it taught us the concept of impermanence. We are in a temporary phase and is in transit from one realm to another . What we have in this life cannot be brought forward to another life. All materialistic possession have to stay behind after we have completed this journey  in this world.

If we are wise enough, we will realised that our path is not about us but all those associated with us like our family, friends, peers  and those who come into our path. We should make living for these people a happy one. This should be one of the fundamental objective of our life  We should teach them guide them and assist them through their path as well. Of course, if we cannot help them than we should not harm them to the least.

We have to constantly remind our self that we come into the world naked and we will leave this world naked. If we realized this point, we will be able to break away from self and look beyond self. all the riches, the frame  and materialistic possession will be gone. We come with nothing , we go with nothing. Of course, some people will say that at least, we have it in our life once. But this having in life is meaningless, it is just a self fulfilment and a good feeling that you have a better life than others. Your measure of satisfaction or fulfilment.  A meaningless feeling which has no existent after we are gone.

So, our pair of eyes is look forward and our neck cannot turn 180 degree to look backwards and the meaning is that it is for use to look beyond our self instead of look at our self all the time. If it is mend to be this way, then our eyes should be allowed to look at our self by having a flexible projected eye to look at our self all the time. Watch and observe the purpose of the eye.

Namaste.