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“Every writer knows that unless you were born gifted with either supreme confidence or outsize ego, handing in your work holds, in some cases, admitted terror. If that's too strong, at least fairly high anxiety.”

Ifs Knows Strong Born Cases Ego Anxiety Terror Supreme Gifted Supreme Confidence High Anxiety

Book:Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

Source: Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

“The self you have betrayed is your mind; self-esteem is reliance on one’s power to think. The ego you seek, that essential “you” which you cannot express or define, is not your emotions or inarticulate dreams, but your intellect, that judge of your supreme tribunal whom you’ve impeached in order to drift at the mercy of any stray shyster you describe as your “feeling.””

Thinking Mind Self Feelings Dream Order Emotion Self Esteem Judging Ego Essentials Mercy Intellect Supreme Esteem Betrayed Reliance Inarticulate Tribunals

Author:John Galt

“As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.”

Form Fire Pieces Ego Supreme Burning Rope

Book:Sayings: The Most Exhaustive Collection of Them, Their Number Being 1120

Source: Sayings: The Most Exhaustive Collection of Them, Their Number Being 1120

“Even after the Truth has been realised, there remains that strong, obstinate impression that one is still an ego - the agent and experiencer. This has to be carefully removed by living in a state of constant identification with the supreme non-dual Self. Full Awakening is the eventual ceasing of all the mental impressions of being an ego.”

Has Beens Stills Self States Strong Meditation Ego Remains Constant Awakening Supreme Impression Agents Realised Identification Obstinate

Author:Adi Shankara

“A virtuous man or woman who is determined to develop the Supreme Enlightened Mind, should thus develop it: I have to lead all living beings to put a stop to (reincarnation) and escape (suffering), and when they have been so led, not one of them in fact stops (reincarnating) or escapes suffering. Why? Because, if a Bodhisattva believes in the notion of an ego, a personality, or a living being, he is not a true Bodhisattva.”

Ifs Men Should Mind Believe Has Beens Facts Suffering Personality Ego Notion Determined Supreme Buddhist Enlightened Virtuous Reincarnation Bodhisattva

Author:Gautama Buddha

“If you investigate the matter deeply enough and widely enough, you will find that happiness eludes nearly all men despite the fact that they are forever seeking it. The fortunate and successful few are those who have stopped seeking with the ego alone and allow the search to be directed inwardly by the higher self. They alone can find a happiness unblemished by defects or deficiencies, a Supreme Good which is not a further source of pain and sorrow but an endless source of satisfaction and peace.”

Source: The Notebooks of Paul Brunton: Perspectives (posthumous)

“The limousine is the ultimate ego trip, the supreme sign of success. It shouts: Hey, this guy is really and truly Mr Big.”

Bigs Guy Ego Ultimate Supreme Hey This Guy Limousines Ego Trip Mr Big

Author:William Proxmire

“Realisation of love can never come so long as there is the least desire in the heart, or what Shri Ramakrishna used to say, attachment for Kâma-Kânchana (sense-pleasure and wealth). In the perfect realisation of love, even the consciousness of one's own body does not exist. Also, the supreme Jnana is to realise the oneness everywhere, to see one's own self as the Self in everything. That too cannot come so long as there is the least consciousness of the ego (Aham).”

Heart Long Doe Self Body Used Desire Wealth Perfect Pleasure Consciousness Ego Supreme Oneness Attachment Realising Realisation

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe and humans are the most important species, the supreme expression of creation.”

People Want Needs Believe Humans Important Earth Universe Creation Expression Ego Species Supreme Center Of The Universe

Author:Ann Druyan

“When you are not the doer how can the attachment happen? You do a small thing and you become attached. You say, "I have done this." You would like everybody to know that you have done this and you have done that. This ego is the barrier for the supreme understanding. Drop the doer and let things happen. That's what Tilopa means by being loose and natural.”

Knows Mean Done Happens Understanding Natural Ego Supreme Things Happen Barriers Attachment Small Things Doers

Author:Rajneesh