“first put yourself beyond the need of help” is a pretty cool instruction

Happiness is incidental. The true and effective motive is love. You see people suffer and you seek the best way of helping them. The answer is obvious — first put yourself beyond the need of help. Be sure your attitude is of pure goodwill, free of expectation of any kind.”

- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj from I Am That

Talk about claiming your experience! Empowerment! Having “The true and effective motive is love” feels like a way to hedge against misunderstanding this principle and assuming perfectionism is necessary before loving.