It's surprising because 'selflessness' and thinking highly of oneself are a somewhat inconsistent. I wish I had the source for this but I read somewhere the fi

It's surprising because 'selflessness' and thinking highly of oneself are a somewhat inconsistent. I wish I had the source for this but I read somewhere the first obstacle to the path of enlightenment is the self righteousness of the aspirant ... i.e. as soon as someone starts learning higher truths, their sense of ego expands, which is kind of the opposite of the point.