I had similar conflicts on this topic, however some reading about the Buddhist views on altruism helped. A lot of your points resonate. I do think you can do good to feel better, and also just feel better about doing good which is ok and probably the place most of us want to be in.
I had similar conflicts on this topic, however some reading about the Buddhist views on altruism helped. A lot of your points resonate. I do think you can do good to feel better, and also just feel better about doing good which is ok and probably the place most of us want to be in.