Since the real purpose of meditation is to increase our capacity to help others, taking time each day to meditate is not selfish. We have to manage our time and energy in such a way that we can be of maximum benefit to others, and to do this we need time alone to recover our strength, collect our thoughts, and see things in perspective
Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness (ed. Tharpa Publications US, 2011) - ISBN: 9781906665128