"Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings,..." - Quote by Dalai Lama
Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.
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“I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.”
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