Glossary · Term
Selfishness
Acting in one’s own interest, guided by the ego. We are selfish when we try to change others because we do not accept them as they are, or when we want to stop feeling bad about them by refusing to do inner work. It means wanting others to do what one needs in order to feel good.
In the Foundation's Topics
“I want” is also called unconscious selfishness because we want others to be happy doing what we want them to do.
Because “I want” comes into play, also called unconscious selfishness.
Let us, then, give up using learned attitudes of selfishness, and instead train the positive attitudes of love.