In the absence of an achiever

I used to fear that realizing this would mean no longer caring about anything.

That was due to the belief that there needs to be a self to do the caring.

Now, there is both deep caring about everything AND a simultaneous not caring.

It’s hard to explain. :-)

Put another way:

Because there’s no longer a belief in a separate “me” to do (create, manufacture, manage, improve) the caring, there is a natural, effortless, spontaneous, and impersonal caring that is always present.

It is present the way the sky is present.

It isn’t me doing it, so caring isn’t up to me.

Caring deeply is not the result of a (spiritual) achievement.

True caring exists in the absence of an achiever.