“Humour allows us to see that ultimately things don't make sense. The only thing that truly makes sense is letting go of anything we continue to hold on to. Our ego-mind and emotions are a dramatic illusion. Of course, we all feel that they're real: my drama, your drama, our confrontations. We create these elaborate scenarios and then react to them. But there is nothing really happening outside our mind! This is karma's cosmic joke. You can laugh about the irony of this, or you can stick with your scenario. It's your choice.” FeelsMindRealChoicesCoursesEmotionLaughingHumourDramaLetting GoEgoLaughterHappeningsJokesIllusionUltimateSticksKarmaMake SenseIronyDramaticAllowingCosmicHolding OnScenariosConfrontationReacting Author:Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
“If you're going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then you check your ego at the door.” PeopleIfsFeelsInterestLaughingComedyDoorsEgoChecksFeel GoodEntertainingSoleMaking People Laugh Author:Dwayne Johnson
“The thing about humour is that the super-ego is also at play, so what interested me, particularly in the last chapter which is key to the book -and no one seems to have picked this up in writings on Freud - is that, in the later Freud, the essence of humour is the ability to look at myself and find myself ridiculous. That makes me laugh.” WritingLooksBookPlaySeemsLastsAbilityLaughingHumourKeysEgoEssenceRidiculousChaptersMake Me Laugh Author:Simon Critchley
“Today, take a break from your ego and don't take yourself too seriously. Enjoy your Spirit and laugh!” TodaySpiritEnjoyBreakLaughingEgo Author:Sonia Choquette
“I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out.” PeopleWayKindSchoolFoundLaughingStageFrontsBalanceEgoHigh SchoolOvercomingPerformingShyReservedMaking People LaughShynessEgo Trip Author:Steve Martin
“I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.'” IfsThinkingWaySaidSpiritualLaughingJourneyEgoHumbleWorthwhileMonkSpiritual Experience Author:David O. Russell
“When we get out of the glass bottles of our ego, and when we escape like squirrels turning in the cages of our personality and get into the forests again, we shall shiver with cold and fright but things will happen to us so that we don't know ourselves. Cool, unlying life will rush in, and passion will make our bodies taut with power, we shall stamp our feet with new power and old things will fall down, we shall laugh, and institutions will curl up like burnt paper.” KnowsBodyHappensFallPassionLaughingFeetColdPersonalityEgoPaperInstitutionsGlassesForestsBottlesCagesStampsFalling DownFrightCurlsSquirrelsShiverOld Things Book:The Works of D.H. Lawrence: With an Introduction and Bibliography Source: The Works of D.H. Lawrence: With an Introduction and Bibliography
“Let somebody insult you and see that that you do not answer back. Just see it, not to get into temper. Try that your ego doesn't react. That can be achieved very easily if you try in the mirror, look at yourself and laugh at yourself, make fun of yourself.” IfsLoveTryingLooksWisdomSpiritFunAnswersLaughingMeditationEgoYogaMirrorsWellnessInsultTemperLook At YourselfLaugh At YourselfInsults You Author:Nirmala Srivastava
“The ego isn't wrong; it's just unconscious. When you observe the ego in yourself, you are beginning to go beyond it. Don't take the ego too seriously. When you detect egoic behavior in yourself, smile. At times you may even laugh. How could humanity have been taken in by this for so long? Above all, know that the ego isn't personal. It isn't who you are. If you consider the ego to be your personal problem, that's just more ego.” IfsKnowsLifeMayLongHas BeensProblemHumanityLaughingTakenEgoBehaviorWho You AreUnconsciousPersonal Problems Book:A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose Source: A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
“I tried to laugh early on about ego and pride... I do something great and then I do something really dumb and then I laugh. You'll always be that kid.” KidsLaughingPrideEgoDumbReally DumbEgo And Pride Author:Matthew Ashford
“He’s totally different from the typical jock. He has no ego. That’s unique for someone with such accolades. His strength comes from a higher power. You can’t explain Steve Largent by computer – he doesn’t belong on an NFL field. You put his size and speed in an IBM computer up in Silicon Valley, it would chew up his data card and laugh.” DifferentLaughingFieldsHigherEgoComputerUniqueSizeSpeedCardsDataNflValleysTypicalSiliconHigher PowerSilicon ValleyJocksIbmAccolades Author:Lester Hayes
“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