Kabbalists On The Nature Of Man And The Nature Of The Creator, Part 8
Dear Friends, please ask questions about these passages from the great Kabbalists. The commentaries in brackets are mine.
Egoism Is Embedded in the Nature of Every Person
Egoism is not natural self-love, which is entirely positive, individual force of existence. In that respect, it does not altogether contradict the altruistic force, although it does not serve it.
Egoism is progressive hatred and exploitation of one’s friend to ease one’s own existence. It contradicts and is the complete opposite of the love of others and destroys the society.
– Baal HaSulam, “The Nation”
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