selfishness
24 subentries
- selfishness. See also altruism; self-importance
- acts of s. result from material feelings, human emotions (102:3.3)
- Adjuster places preference on altruism over egoism in early conflict between (103:2.4-10)
- egotism is vainglorious and suicidal (52:6.4-6) (111:6.9)
- foolish and deceptive pursuits of (195:9.7)
- indulging satisfactions of (166:3.4)
- insures downfall of highest type of government (71:3.1)
- leads to darkness, death, grief (130:1.2) (131:3.6)
- Lucifer and Caligastia judged their unselfish advisers by their own (66:8.2)
- man can reject survival by (111:1.9)
- may thwart maternal instinct (84:1.7)
- narrow-minded self-interest ultimately destructive of what it seeks to maintain (71:6.1)
- nonreligious activities bend universe to distorting service of self (5:4.3)
- sin of prostituting divine talents for selfish gain (136:6.9)
- spiritual deliverance from selfishness (141:3.8)
- avoiding s. favors spiritual growth (100:1.8)
- be exposed to vast number of other religious experiences to prevent (103:1.3)
- forsake life of self for divine life (3:5.13)
- transcend s. by meditation in presence of sovereignty of God (99:7.4)
- when attacked by s., rest in the unassailable citadel of the spirit (100:2.7)
- unbridled self-will, unregulated self-expression (54:1.5)
- universe is not egocentric (28:6.18)
- weariness is reward of (131:1.6)
- whoever would save his life shall lose it (103:5.6) (140:5.19) (158:7.5) (160:5.10)
- wholly self-centered prayers find no lodgment in Son’s spirit circuit (7:3.6)
Cross-references
- See also altruism
- See also self-importance
Cited alongside
Headwords that cite the same paragraphs as this one, commonest first. The number is how many subentries each has.
- Jesus 796
- altruism 19
- child-rearing 52
- God 201
- life 93
- spiritual growth 96
- Thought Adjusters 272
- evil 66