Sublime

In the sense that you are concerned solely with the “I,” you are self-centered. You want to be thought well of by others, and that is why you worry about the way they look at you. That is not concern for others. It is nothing but attachment to self.

Self-centeredness, in our discussion, is not about selfishness—it’s not a moral issue. Rather, it’s a preoccupation with ourselves that limits our options and stunts our growth.

A way of living in which one is constantly troubled by how one is seen by others is a self-centered lifestyle in which one’s sole concern is with the “I.”

compulsively selfing.

People who have concern only for themselves think that they are at the center of the world. To such people, others are merely “people who will do something for me.” They half genuinely believe that everyone else exists to serve them and should give precedence to their feelings.

The hub of their life is self and the ultimate aim is to glorify themselves.