Selfishness – The Great Curse

Selfishness is the source of all vices. It is born of ignorance. A selfish man is greedy and unrighteous. He is far from God. He will do anything to attain his ends. He injures others, robs them of their property and does many sinful actions just to satisfy his selfish desires.
Peace of mind is unknown to him as he is always planning and scheming to acquire wealth, power, name arid fame. He always separates himself from others. Th e se n s e of separateness and attachment are present in him to tile maximum degree. Selfishness is a great impediment to Yoga.

From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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