Yes if you want, its certainly ritualistic and hard training summons one to reach deep to access the will and desire to push on and conquer. It cant bring peace of mind and deeper insights unless conjoined with some kind of mental/spiritual training.
Just because you have to keep to certain rituals every day, eating, training, getting enough sleep, doesn't mean you've become egocentric. Many ways of life can make you become an asshole, you have the power and choice.
