Does a civilization need to become selfless to be truly successful? Has this ever happened in our history?
Jason:
What’s important to point out is that our current civilization has actually been very successful. One who thinks that struggle, strife, conflict, evil, good, etc., is not wanted or is bad, or is a mistake, or an indicator of lack of success or low vibe, is blind to the true purpose of life on Earth. Earth has functioned, does now, and will continue to do so according to its purpose and design, and for that reason is highly successful. The fact that people have navigated all that “bad stuff” for 5000 years without totally destroying the planet is a feat in and of itself.
In answer to your second question, no, we have not seen a selfless civilization in our history. But we have distinct civilizations going back 500,000 years. Atlantis was a grand experiment—huge, beautiful, powerful—but selfishness crept in and they destroyed themselves. Lemuria, a civilization that predated Atlantis but also existed along with it, was very close to the kind of thinking we should be seeing in our world in just a few decades.
Does this apply to the business world too?
Jason:
Sure, it does. A business is no less a living, breathing, entity than any person. Businesses represent a group of people. So, for a business to be successful, all its people-parts need to be on the same page. A business can exist for two reasons: 1) profit, or 2) not-for-profit. Profit rewards a person’s, or a core group’s, hard work. If a business is working very hard to sell people stuff that they don’t need, it is acting selfishly. If a business is acting with a competitive mindset instead of one of cooperation, it is being selfish. If a business is working hard to sell people stuff that they do need, it is being selfless (as long as their pricing is fair). If a business is selling people stuff that they do need, and is doing it for the betterment of mankind, that business can be a very powerful contributor to our collective progress or advancement. If businesses are selling stuff that people do need, and they’re not gouging them for it, people will find them. If businesses are selling stuff that people don’t need, they have to go out, find potential clients, and hypnotize them into thinking that they need their product. Thus, there are businesses that are good at helping, and businesses that are good at marketing. Both can be successful.
Why is it so hard for people to be selfless?
Jason:
We could say that mankind has been wired or programmed—for hundreds of years—to want stuff so that they’ll buy and enrich the seller. It’s like tricking the buyer into thinking in terms of selfishness, or “what’s in it for me”. If a buyer doesn’t think in terms of self, there’s no reason to buy anything because they are already perfect and have access to everything they could possibly need as they are connected to all and everything. Therefore, the programming has been about getting ahead, striving to achieve, living the American dream, and so on, all based on the idea of focusing on the self as separate from the whole. This programming is difficult to overcome because, as I’m always saying, we’re swimming in a sea of it.
The new age movement is a superb example of how this has even been leveraged with the “awake” crowd. Myths were invented for new agers to accept and turn into gospel, such as ascending into and becoming a fifth dimensional light body. To achieve that, you have to buy this, acquire that, and chase that carrot every single day and thus never become truly powerful. The now accepted dogma of the movement has turned new-ageism into a legitimate cottage industry, and all it is, is another level of control. Once beliefs are embedded, it’s very hard to unravel and clear them.
The number one reason people hang so doggedly onto their beliefs is because they’ve invested so much into believing them. To tear them up and throw them out is just too hard, and would be an admission “that I’ve always been wrong about this,” and people prefer to present themselves to the world as being right.
One of my favorite lines to illustrate how best to let go of a belief is: I refuse to continue making a mistake no matter how long it has taken me to make it.
Any recommendation on where to start with selflessness?
Jason:
Getting clear and pure of all your old patterns is the first thing you can do. Then, cultivating excitement at the prospect of helping others, especially when thinking that it will contribute to moving all of mankind forward. Finally, being at the very least willing, with your heart, to help anyone who needs it. When you’re thinking that way, the universe will flow through you what is needed on all levels.
Another axiom I like is: if I am no longer me, I am everything else, and that is the ultimate selflessness.
To end I’d like to offer another understanding to cultivate: In selfishness, you move yourself backwards. In selflessness, you move the whole world forwards.
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Brigitte Mouchet is a wellness entrepreneur passionate about exploring the mystery of our human experience. Jason Davis is an author, alchemist, astronomer, quantum physiologist, high-level pioneer in consciousness, comedian, clown, and a mystic with an amazing grasp of the deepest workings of the Universe. His mission is to help people free their minds so they can maximize their journey on this planet. He created the IMAGI app to make it easier for people to hack their reality, and add magic back into their lives. My goal as the editor of this blog is to bring you the most relevant and useful bits of wisdom for our time… by asking Jason. Want to stretch your consciousness? Come back here for more and Follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
