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“We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds. Which is better is clear, for the Christian ideal is always positive rather than negative. A person is great not by the ferocity of his hatred of evil, but by the intensity of his love for God. Asceticism and mortification are not the ends of a Christian life; they are only the means. The end is charity. Penance merely makes an opening in our ego in which the Light of God can pour. As we deflate ourselves, God fills us. And it is God’s arrival that is the important event.”

“By his willingly renouncing self-defence, the Christian affirms his absolute adherence to Jesus, and his freedom from the tyranny of his own ego. The exclusiveness of this adherence is the only power which can overcome evil.”

Self Christian Evil Jesus Ego Overcoming Absolutes Tyranny Defence Adherence Self Defence

Book:The Cost of Discipleship

Source: The Cost of Discipleship

“When Nietzsche praises egoism it is always in an aggressive or polemical way, against the virtues, against the virtue of disinterestedness (Z III "Of the three evil things"). But in fact egoism is a bad interpretation of the will, just as atomism is a bad interpretation of force. In order for there to be egoism it is necessary for there to be an ego.”

Way Facts Order Three Evil Force Virtue Ego Praise Interpretation Aggressive Egoism Evil Things

Book:Nietzsche and Philosophy

Source: Nietzsche and Philosophy

“To some people the ego is evil. It gives you so much. It gives you everything you want. But it takes back too much in return. It gives you everything: money, riches, women, glamour, everything you want. But in return it takes back so much, and you're soulless. That's its goal. The ego's goal is to leave you soulless.”

People Want Giving Evil Goal Too Much Return Ego Riches Glamour Soulless

Author:Mike Tyson

“The law of karma is neither fatalistic nor punitive; nor is man a hapless, helpless victim in its bonds. God has blessed each one of us with reason, intellect and discrimination, as well as the sovereign free will. Even when our past karma inclines us toward evil, we can consciously tune our inclination towards detachment and ego-free action, thus lightening the karmic load.”

Men Wells Reason Action Past Law Evil Ego Victim Blessed Intellect Karma Discrimination Tunes Free Will Load Helpless Sovereign Our Past Inclination Detachment Incline Law Of Karma

Author:Dada Vaswani

“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

“There must be a subject to know the good and evil. Thatsubject is the ego.”

Knows Evil Subjects Ego Good And Evil

Author:Ramana Maharshi

“You have an evil twin who is always with you. He is called your ego.”

Evil Ego Twins Always With You

Author:Peter Kreeft

“A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you." The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.”

“Give up all self, all egotisms get out of anger, lust, give all to God. "I am not, but Thou art; the old man is all gone, only Thou remainest." "I am Thou." Blame none; if evil comes, know the Lord is playing with you and be exceeding glad.”

Ifs Knows Men Giving Art Self Evil Lord Gone Ego Giving Up Anger Blame Glad Lust Old Man Egotism

Book:Inspired Talks by Swami Vivekananda

Source: Inspired Talks by Swami Vivekananda