“It’s all about me, isn’t it?” So many people seem to be preoccupied with themselves. It’s true that you need to discover who you really are. That is the goal of all spiritual journeys. But once you have learned yourself, then you must deny yourself. You must say, “I now understand my divine nature; therefore, I’m ready for eternity.” You must continue to always improve your life, but at all times you should be ready to give it away. Real life starts when humility and true self-denial begins. The Buddha says, “To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.”
Immanuel Kant