Benefits of ending selfishnessLecture by Buddhadasa Bhikku
Translated by Santikaro Bhikkhu 5 September 1987
Suanmokkhabalaram, Chaiya, Thailand In the first talk we talked
about the dangers of selfishness and then in the second talk we
discussed the cause of selfishness as well as he foundations of
selfishness. In yesterday’s talk we talked about the
extinguishing of selfishness. Today we will discuss the value
and benefits of extinguishing selfishness. When we speak about
the fruits or benefits of extinguishing selfishness we would
like to bring up one Thai word that ought to be of interest to
you. In Thai this word is anisong, which comes from the Pali
word ani-sung-sa. The meaning of this word is the ‘milk that
flows out of’ or ‘the flowing milk’. When we milk a cow, the
nutritious milk flows out from the cow’s udder is the literal
meaning of the Thai word anisong. So today we will talk about
the anisong of extinguishing selfishness. The Benefit Of Ending
Selfishness Is Happiness When we talk about the ani