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“Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.”

Author:Nikki Sixx

“Our thought is our big enemy, guided by ego that walks on evil path”

Bigs Evil Walks Enemy Path Ego Our Thoughts

Author:Aftab Alam

“The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.”

Want Hate Enemy Ego Seekers Anvils

Author:Ramana Maharshi

“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.”

Thinking Has Beens War Facts Spiritual Pay Attention Enemy Ego Concepts Negative Who You Are Disaster Boundaries Arise Conclusion Destroyed Seekers War With Yourself

Author:Adyashanti

“The enemy of the spirit is the selfish ego, which thinks that happiness can be gained through causing unhappiness and disharmony to others. In many ancient languages, the word for enemy means "one who falls out of rhythm; one who is not working in harmony with the larger group."”

Thinking Mean Spirit Fall Language Enemy Groups Ego Harmony Ancient Selfish Rhythm Unhappiness Disharmony

Author:Sharon Gannon

“The problem in our society is the ego psychology and conventional wisdom about "look out for #1." That conventional wisdom thinks that "love your enemy" is to some a principle no one can ever live by.”

Thinking Looks Problem Enemy Principles Psychology Love You Ego Our Society Live By Conventional Conventional Wisdom Love Your Enemies

Author:Robert Thurman

“I think sometimes your worst enemy is inside your head. All your insecurities, your ego, your fears, your expectations.”

Thinking Sometimes Enemy Worst Ego Expectations Insecurity Worst Enemy

Author:Luis Gerardo Mendez

“I buy the odd book. There's a great book out at the moment called Ego Is the Enemy.”

Book Moments Enemy Ego Odd Great Book

Author:Natalie Dormer

“Instead of looking outside of ourselves and counting potential enemies, fasting summons us to turn our glance inward, and to take the measure of our greatest challenge: the self, the ego, in our own eyes and as others see us.”

Self Eye Turns Challenges Enemy Ego Inward Glances Counting Fasting

Author:Tariq Ramadan

“The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion.”

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Author:Dalai Lama

“The truest mark of being born with great qualities is being born without envy. Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld That awareness is my teaching. Never fight with greed, ego, anger, jealousy, hatred - all those enemies that the religions have been telling you, 'Fight with them, crush them, kill them. You cannot kill them, you cannot crush them, you cannot fight with them; all that you can do is just be aware of them.' And the moment you are aware, they are gone. In the light, the darkness simply disappears.”

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Author:Rajneesh

“The ego is your enemy, not your friend. It is the ego that gives you wounds and hurts you. It is the ego that makes you violent, angry, jealous, competitive. It is the ego that is continuously comparing and feeling miserable.”

Giving Feelings Hurt Enemy Ego Angry Wounds Violent Miserable Compare Jealous

Author:Rajneesh

“My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy.”

Art Enemy Teacher Ego Opponents Martial Arts

Author:Renzo Gracie

“Your worst enemy is hiding within yourself, and that enemy is your nafs or false ego.”

Enemy Worst Ego Hiding Worst Enemy Nafs

Author:Rumi

“If anyone steps on your ego, instantly, he becomes your enemy. But a Guru is a friend who constantly tramples your ego.”

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Author:Jaggi Vasudev