Spiritual Quotes On selfish

How can the power of speech (vachanbal) be attained? When not even a single word has been used to make fun of others, when not a single word has been used for any selfish motives or for taking things away from others, when speech has not been misused in any way, when one has not spoken merely with the intention that the respect people have for him increases;only for such a person will the power of speech be perfected!

As long as one has swaarth (selfish motive), there can never be any harmony. When One attains parmarth (no selfish motive for any relative thing, the only motive is for prevailing in the experience as the Self), that is when He can bring about harmony.

In the act of selfishness, you bind demerit karma and in the act of sacrificing your own self-interest for the sake of others [selflessness], you bind merit karma. Nevertheless, they are both karma, aren’t they? The fruit of merit karma is shackles of gold and fruit of demerit karma is shackles of iron but they are both indeed shackles, aren’t they?

The worldly life relationships are that of selfishness. All relationships are relative (temporary). Only the relationship with the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] is real. He has infinite compassion for you. He has become one with his soul [atma swaroop] and therefore he brings forth all your solutions (and liberates you).

Make the One who does not have even the slightest of selfishness in Him, your Guru. Have you found anyone who is like that?