“Humility consists of knowing that in this world the whole soul, not only what we term the ego in its totality, but also the supernatural part of the soul, which is God present in it, is subject to time and to the vicissitudes of change. There must be absolutely acceptance of the possibility that everything material in us should be destroyed. But we must simultaneously accept and repudiate the possibility that the supernatural part of the soul should disappear.” WorldShouldSoulWholeTermAcceptingKnowingSubjectsPossibilityThis WorldAcceptanceHumilityMaterialsEgoDisappearDestroyedTotalityVicissitudes Author:Simone Weil
“It's the band that really counts and not our egos. Egos probably destroyed more bands than anything else did, and that's something we want to avoid at all costs. We want to give the audience something real, something spectacular, and if it would be about egos, it would hardly be worth their time.” IfsWantGivingRealWould BeAudienceCostBandEgoDestroyedSpectacularSomething Real Author:Chester Bennington
“Everything wrong with America led to the point where the country built that tower of Babel, which consequently had to be destroyed. And then came the next shock. We had to realize that the people that did this were brilliant. It showed that the ego we could hold up until September 10 was inadequate.” PeopleCountryAmericaNextRealizingEgoBuiltBrilliantDestroyedShockTowersSeptemberInadequateBabelTower Of Babel Author:Norman Mailer
“Ego is neither positive nor negative. Those are simply concepts that create more boundaries. Ego is just ego, and the disaster of it all is that you, as a spiritual seeker, have been conditioned to think of the ego as bad, as an enemy, as something to be destroyed. This simply strengthens the ego. In fact, such conclusions arise from the ego itself. Pay no attention to them. Don't go to war with yourself; simply inquire into who you are.” ThinkingHas BeensWarFactsSpiritualPayAttentionEnemyEgoConceptsNegativeWho You AreDisasterBoundariesAriseConclusionDestroyedSeekersWar With Yourself Author:Adyashanti
“If life is a gift then all that belongs to life is going to be a gift. Happiness, love, meditation - all that is beautiful is going to be a gift from the holy, from the whole. You cannot deserve it in any way and you cannot force existence to make you happy, or to make you loving, or to make you meditative. That very effort is of the ego. That very effort creates misery. That very effort goes against you. That very effort has destroyed you - it is suicidal.” IfsWayWholeBeautifulHappinessLife IsForceEffortExistenceMeditationHolyEgoDeserveMiseryDestroyedSuicidalMake You HappyLife Is A GiftHappiness Love Author:Rajneesh
“It is one of the greatest problems. It will appear very paradoxical, but this is true - before you can lose your ego, you must attain it. Only a ripe fruit falls to the ground. Ripeness is all. An unripe ego cannot be thrown, cannot be destroyed. And if you struggle with an unripe ego to destroy and dissolve it, the whole effort is going to be a failure. Rather than destroying it, you will find it more strengthened, in new and subtle ways.” IfsWayWholeProblemFallLosesEffortStruggleEgoFruitDestroyedThrownSubtleDestroyingRipeParadoxicalRipe FruitRipeness Author:Rajneesh
“In the West the whole Western tradition of religion and psychology propounds, preaches, persuades people to have strong egos - because unless you have a strong ego, how can you survive? Life is a struggle; if you are egoless you will be destroyed. Then who will resist? Who will fight? Who will compete? And life is a continuous competition. Western psychology says: Attain to the ego, be strong in it.” PeopleIfsWholeLife IsFightingStrongStrugglePsychologyEgoTraditionCompetitionWestWesternDestroyedLife Is A Struggle Author:Rajneesh
“I think what kind of destroyed the franchise, in some ways, was ego and vanity. When that element of ego and vanity that's sitting there in the franchise right now gets pushed aside, I think the whole thing could be re-tooled. I think it's the type of franchise that has years in it, and has lots of legs.” ThinkingWayYearsKindWholeTypeRight NowEgoElementsSittingLegsDestroyedVanity Author:Joe Flanigan
“It would be an endless battle if it were all up to ego because it does not destroy and is not destroyed by itself It is like a wave it makes itself up, it rushes forward getting nowhere really it crashes, withdraws and makes itself up again pulls itself together with pride towers with pride rushes forward into imaginary conquest crashes in frustration withdraws with remorse and repentance pulls itself together with new resolution” IfsDoeWould BeTogetherPrideBattleEgoWaveEndlessDestroyedFrustrationResolutionRepentanceImaginaryCrashTowersConquestRemorse Book:Agnes Martin: Exhibition January 22 to March 1, 1973 Source: Agnes Martin: Exhibition January 22 to March 1, 1973
“Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.” ThinkingWorldNeedsTwoAbilityLaughingThis WorldEgoDestroyedTwo ThingsSense Of HumorGood Sense Of Humor Author:Arlo Guthrie