The staff of light. Frank stories of the wanderer to his spiritual father (№ 256797)

Every desire, every enterprise, every human action has as its objective the satisfaction of selfishness, seeking our own benefit. This need accompanies the whole life of natural man. But the human spirit is not satisfied with anything sensitive, and inborn selfishness never stops in its quest, therefore, desires to develop more and more, the desire for the good increases, fills the imagination, and adjusts to that feeling.