Selfimportance - what is it?

[Vrill]

Emptiness, being truly empty of a notion of a limited self, is Freedom.




Clinging to a wrong view of Self is the source of all of our problems.




I am not saying there is no Self. It's way more complicated than that, at least the explanation is more complicated. Self Importance covers up our true
and unique Individuality. This Individuality is largely unknown to us. It is totally unique.




It's just that we cling to many temporal and impermanent notions rather than strengthening our resolve to discover the Unlimited, Infinite and Eternal.
This act of clinging causes unskillful acts formed from our ignorance, which come from Self Importance.




GS is correct that Identification with the wrong things causes the Self Importance.




One second of true Humility is enough to wipe away many lifetimes of Self Importance, and set us on the road to Reality, but it's a never ending battle
since our conditioning and society is addicted to the false notion that a separate self exists.




With certain people, the axiom "Cast not your Pearls before swine" comes to mind. Never discuss your Practice with people that don't get it.