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Larchfire: Photography from India, Nepal and Tibet, plus quotations primarily from traditions in Yoga and Buddhism

Whatever you do for your own sake accumulates and becomes explosive; one day it goes off and plays havoc with you and your world. When you deceive yourself that you work for the good of all, it makes matters worse, for you should not be guided by your own ideas of what is good for others. A man who claims to know what is good for others is dangerous.
Q: How is one to work then?
M: Neither for yourself nor for others, but for the work’s own sake. A thing worth doing is its own purpose and meaning. —Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, <i> I Am That </i>
<i>L2165 Rishikesh, infrared</i>

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Whatever you do for your own sake accumulates and becomes explosive; one day it goes off and plays havoc with you and your world. When you deceive yourself that you work for the good of all, it makes matters worse, for you should not be guided by your own ideas of what is good for others. A man who claims to know what is good for others is dangerous. Q: How is one to work then? M: Neither for yourself nor for others, but for the work’s own sake. A thing worth doing is its own purpose and meaning. —Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, I Am That L2165 Rishikesh, infrared

Rishikesh infrared work India Nisargadatta Maharaj