by dak che dzin, self-importance.

we believe in ego and that our beliefs are important, or we believe that we need to be special and seen in a particular way, then we have the need to be right as well. That is an affliction, no problem. We don’t judge the appearance of the affliction, instead we just see what is true. And then, in the moment of its appearance, we know it

It starts with the willingness to look at yourself—not to engage in extensive self-criticism or to enumerate your personal flaws, but to become more aware of universal tendencies that stem from how we’re wired and are compounded by how we’re socialized.