Gate 27.1: Selfishness

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Gate
27
Line
1
Centre
Sacral
Gate Name
Nourishment
Line Name
Selfishness
Line Theme
Caring for self first

This line operates from a straightforward principle: genuine care for others becomes possible only when one has first established competence and acceptance within oneself. It's not about indulgence or disregard for others, but rather the recognition that depleted reserves cannot sustain generosity.

The strength here lies in knowing one's own needs clearly and meeting them without apology.

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Provenance: original prose, writer=anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5, facts from gates-library + gate-centers