Is your spirituality a selfish Journey?

[Rouge]

I get what you are saying. I think an offering is great. But for me I guess I personally feel giving back to your kin so to speak is a lot stronger. Doing things for others KWIM? But then I don't follow any deities as such, my spiritual beliefs are separate from any gods iykwim? But it's not until recently that I've looked at things from the perspective of "what do I do?". I guess this is where I believe similarly to christians.

I've always felt that Karma extends more than doing unto others. I try and keep my thoughts in line with this too. And whilst I don't do things to even the balance, I do try and live my life as selflessly, without being a martyr, as I can.

[Sopdet]

I give to my kin/others, sometimes to my own detriment when I've given and given and left myself drained and almost a shell, which is why I'm dealing with a few things I'm dealing with at the moment. It is just more when I'm doing a structured ritual, or asking for something specific (like asking a particular deity for their specific help) which is when I leave an offering. Currently my Ganesh statue has jelly beans, as he favours sweet things and that was the offering I gave when he came up in a meditation the other day giving me a bit of guidance.

[AnyDream]

Rouge, I find this thread very interesting because for me, spirituality and healing go hand in hand, spirituality evolution involves a journey to wholeness. So, in some senses, for some people, it is important to become "selfish" (very much in inverted commas) in order to restore balance, particularly if a person has been locked in an unhealthy dynamic of giving too much and claiming nothing for themselves, ever. That's not to say that putting yourself first has to be greedy, because once the balance is restored, it's then much easier to bring your special brand of light to the world. This latter type of giving tends to involve more intrinsic replenishment of energy than the unhealthy dynamic sort of giving, and so yes it's easier to sustain continued selflessness when it's done from a place of empowered wholeness.