To Never Be Disillusioned Again

Can you imagine how liberating it would be to never be disillusioned again, never be disappointed again? To never feel let down again by anyone; to never feel rejected? Want to wake up to that? You want freedom? Here it is: Drop your false ideas about people. See through people's selfishness. Everyone is selfish, everyone seeks their own self- interest. If you see through your own selfishness, you will accept theirs. Then you will love them.

Transcript

His girlfriend had let him down.

He came to complain that she had played false.

What are you complaining about?

What are you complaining about?

Did you expect any better?

Expect the worst.

You're dealing with selfish people.

You're the idiot.

You glorified her,

Didn't you?

You thought she was a princess.

You thought people are nice.

They're not.

They're not nice.

They're as bad as you are.

Bad.

You understand.

They're asleep like you.

And what do you think they're going to seek?

Their own self-interest,

Exactly like you.

No difference.

Can you imagine how liberating it is that you'll never be disillusioned again?

You'll never be disappointed again.

You'll never feel let down again.

Never feel rejected.

You want to wake up?

You want happiness?

You want freedom?

Liberation?

Here it is.

Drop your false ideas.

See through people.

See through yourself.

You will see through everyone.

Then you'll love them.

Otherwise,

You're the whole time grappling with your wrong notions about them,

With your illusions that are constantly crashing against reality.

How liberating it is to understand that everyone except the very rare awakened person can be expected to be selfish and to seek their own self-interest,

Whether in coarse or in refined ways.

So there's nothing to be disappointed about.

And there's nothing to be disillusioned about.

If you had been in touch with reality all along,

You would never have been disappointed.

But you chose to paint people in glowing colors.

You chose not to see through human beings because you chose not to see through yourself.

And so you're paying the price now.

Reviews

That was deliciously uncomfortable! Thank you!! 🙏

I love De Mello's message. He cuts to the chase. We are all selfish. Come to terms with that and then you can get down to the business of waking up.

🙏🤍

So wise!I received advice years ago to have no expectations and I won’t be disappointed! It’s so true . Sometimes we need to be reminded of that .. ahh ,freedom from disillusionment. 💓

Si true

Always brilliant!

Wow. Agree with Michele. Brutal but so true, so wise.🙏

Brutal but beautiful!

Wonderful!