{"id":845,"date":"2023-08-10T16:01:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=845"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:17:49","slug":"the-many-faces-of-selfishness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=845","title":{"rendered":"The Many Faces of Selfishness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Islamic tradition, selfishness (or egoism) is considered the \u201cmother of all vices\u201d. Vices such as greed, envy and arrogance are essentially different faces of\u00a0 selfishness. This means that one does not have to treat his many vices individually; if he treats his selfishness, all his moral imperfections will fade away! In this presentation, we will draw upon Rumi&#8217;s wisdom to learn about selfishness and its various forms \/ faces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_171\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/06-23-2023.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('171','http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/06-23-2023.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/06-23-2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?powerpress_pinw=845-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/06-23-2023.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"06-23-2023.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Islamic tradition, selfishness (or egoism) is considered the \u201cmother of all vices\u201d. Vices such as greed, envy and arrogance are essentially different faces of\u00a0 selfishness. This means that one does not have to treat his many vices individually; if he treats his selfishness, all his moral imperfections will fade away! 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