How Do You Know if You Care About Yourself?

Ram Dass believes that acting in generous and altruistic ways makes you happier than solely being out for yourself. If you want to do selfishness better work to cultivate a compassionate mindset, he says. Research suggests that compassion and altruism are not Unalterable factory settings but skills to develop so this goes back to why do we meditate? Why do we follow mindfulness practices? It's we can actually change these neurotic tendencies and habitual patterns.