Actions and intentions
Lately, I learned a very good thing. That it is even more important, when analyzing your actions and watching youself, to see whether your INTENTION was decent or selfish, not the act itself.
This is not meant, of course, to defend youself in bad actions. This is meant to see through what you conside to be good deeds and understand whether you were being honest, open and selfless or were trying to feel vain, good about yourself or hiddenly followed your own interest while looking good in your own eyes.
I think this practice is amazing. When you doubt, not only to ask yourself "what is RIGHT to do" and DO it, but also ask yourself WHY are you going to do what you are going to do. What motivates your so called or practically good deeds.
This is not meant, of course, to defend youself in bad actions. This is meant to see through what you conside to be good deeds and understand whether you were being honest, open and selfless or were trying to feel vain, good about yourself or hiddenly followed your own interest while looking good in your own eyes.
I think this practice is amazing. When you doubt, not only to ask yourself "what is RIGHT to do" and DO it, but also ask yourself WHY are you going to do what you are going to do. What motivates your so called or practically good deeds.