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“Many people who are going through the early stages of the awakening process are no longer certain what their outer purpose is. What drives the world no longer drives them. Seeing the madness of our civilization so clearly, they feel somewhat alienated from the culture around them. Some feel that they inhabit a no-man's-land between two worlds. They are no longer run by the ego, yet the arising awareness has not yet become fully integrated into their lives. Inner and outer purpose have not merged.”

Source: A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

“Each of us has the power and responsibility to heal ourselves, to be our own medicine man or woman. Awakening our innate powers of being, loving, knowing, seeing, and healing involves ongoing work at all levels and in all dimensions of our self. Exploring the range of rhythms and emotions, achieving insights into our conditioning and ego, moving through the energy levels of spirit – these are all activities to be integrated into our daily lives.”

Source: Maps to Ecstasy: The Healing Power of Movement

“The authentic self is the best part of a human being. It's the part of you that already cares, that is already passionate about evolution. When your authentic self miraculously awakens and becomes stronger than your ego, then you will truly begin to make a difference in this world. You will literally enter into a partnership with the creative principle.”

World Humans Self Care Differences Human Beings Principles Creative This World Evolution Ego Stronger Passionate Awakening Making A Difference Partnership Authentic Self Ego And Soul

Author:Andrew Cohen

“Whatever plane our consciousness may be acting in, both we and the things belonging to that plane are, for the time being, our only realities. As we rise in the scale of development we perceive that during the stages through which we have passed we mistook shadows for realities, and the upward progress of the Ego is a series of progressive awakenings, each advance bringing with it the idea that now, at last, we have reached "reality"; but only when we shall have reached the absolute Consciousness, and blended our own with it, shall we be free from the delusions produced by Maya [illusion].”

Source: An Abridgement of the Secret Doctrine

“We are searching for the core of our lives; our culture intuits that writing, that ancient activity, might be the pathway...Awakening does not feed ego's needs and desires; it pulverizes the self. Our society couldn't knowingly bear such reduction, so we've tricked ourselves into the same path but call it writing.”

Needs Writing Doe Self Might Desire Culture Path Our Lives Bears Activity Ego Ancient Awakening Core Our Society Pathways Reduction

Author:Natalie Goldberg

“In meditation, silently and serenely, all words are transcended. In Illumination, all things appear as is. Silence is the ceasing of ego-grasping. Illumination is the functioning of the wonder of wisdom. The unity of these two is awakening to Buddha Nature.”

Two Silence Wonder Meditation Ego All Things Unity Awakening Silence Is Illumination Grasping Buddha Nature

Author:Sheng-yen

“Even after the Truth has been realised, there remains that strong, obstinate impression that one is still an ego - the agent and experiencer. This has to be carefully removed by living in a state of constant identification with the supreme non-dual Self. Full Awakening is the eventual ceasing of all the mental impressions of being an ego.”

Has Beens Stills Self States Strong Meditation Ego Remains Constant Awakening Supreme Impression Agents Realised Identification Obstinate

Author:Adi Shankara

“Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be”

Purpose Imagine Letting Go Ego Wake Up Who You Are Awakening Waking

Author:Alan Watts

“To the ego, the present moment hardly exists. Only past and future are considered important. This total reversal of the truth accounts for the fact that in the ego mode the mind is so dysfunctional. It is always concerned with keeping the past alive, because without it - who are you?”

Mind Important Moments Facts Past Alive Ego Concerned Accounts Awakening Present Moment Power Of Now Reversal

Book:The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“The ultimate freedom from the nonexistent ego is to see that it is actually irrelevant.”

Ego Ultimate Awakening Irrelevant Ultimate Freedom

Book:Emptiness Dancing: Easyread Large Bold Edition

Source: Emptiness Dancing: Easyread Large Bold Edition

“The offering up or cleaning up ego stuff is called purification. Purification is the act of letting go. This is done out of discriminative awareness. That is, you understand that you are an entity passing through a life in which the entire drama is an offering for your awakening.”

Done Stuff Awareness Drama Letting Go Ego Awakening Passing Passings Offering Entity Cleaning Passing Through Purification Cleaning Up

Author:Ram Dass