The Bondage of Self

I pray every morning to be relieved of the bondage of self. Here is what Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche has to say about self in his book "Change of Heart":

"Self-interest severely limits our ability to help. Self-clinging establishes a boundary between ourselves - including all we take to be ours - and everything else. We tend to isolate what we believe, need, and want for ourselves from the beliefs, needs, and desires of others. Such attachment leads to fixation on our own ideas, family, community, or country. We exaggerate the value of whatever we call "mine", imagining ourselves and "ours" to be uniquely important. This perspective separates, binds, and restricts us, making openness impossible. We react with aversion to not getting what we want, as well as to getting what we don't want. Attachment and aversion are like a twin-headed demon; they are two sides of the same coin."