“'I am' is nothing but another name for the ego. Now you will be getting into trouble. If the ego is convinced that the only way is to drop the ego, then who is going to drop whom? And how? It will be like pulling yourself up by your own shoestrings. You will look just silly. Watch each word that you use. 'I am' is nothing but the ego.” IfsWayLooksUseNamesWatchesTroubleEgoConvincedSillyPulling Author:Rajneesh
“We mistakenly assume that bodily survival has a higher precedence than ego survival. This is simply not generally true. Ego will happily destroy the body for its own sake. Look at overweight executives headed for heart attacks on the way to getting their pictures in Fortune or anorexic models suffering slow starvation on their way to getting their pictures in Vogue. Protecting ego is the general case.” WayLooksHeartBodySufferingCasesHigherEgoSurvivalModelsAssumingFortuneSakeExecutivesStarvationOverweightVogueHeart AttackPrecedenceAnorexics Book:What It Is Like To Go To War Source: What It Is Like To Go To War
“Everyday life surrounds us in a swirling chaos, and it's easy to fall into the grip of our ego's fears and confusion. Remind yourself each day of your intentions and spiritual purpose. Meditate, find your center, look closely at yourself, and don't let go of your intention until it feels centered inside yourself.” FeelsLooksSpiritualPurposeFallEasyLetting GoEgoIntentionChaosEverydayConfusionEach DaySurroundEveryday LifeDon't Let Go Author:Deepak Chopra
“If you are content with being nobody in particular, content not to stand out, you align yourself with the power of the universe. What looks like weakness to the ego is in fact the only true strength. This spiritual truth is diametrically opposed to the values of our contemporary culture and the way it conditions people to behave.” PeopleIfsWayLooksFactsSpiritualValuesCultureUniverseConditionsParticularTruth IsEgoWeaknessContemporaryBehaveStanding OutSpiritual TruthTrue Strength Author:Eckhart Tolle
“The Ego is a transparent mental image: You, the physical person as a whole, look right through it. You do not see it. But you see with it.” LooksPersonsWholeEgoTransparent Author:Thomas Metzinger