“How much suffering and fear, and How many harmful things are in existence? If all arises from clinging to the "I", What should I do with this great demon?” IfsShouldSufferingExistenceEgoAriseDemonShould IClinging Author:Shantideva
“It's [“Into Thin Air”] there in print forever. It's part of history. People should be above taking someone else down. And for what? For money and egos people are willing to destroy other people to further their careers.” PeopleShouldCareersForeverAirWillingEgoDown AndPrintThin Air Author:David Breashears
“As well as making friends with yourself, fundamentally one should be cynical and critical. This doesn't mean that you should punish yourself, but you just attack the areas of ego's indulgence. At the same time, you continue the friendship with yourself.” ShouldWellsMeanEgoAreasCriticalCynicalIndulgenceMaking Friends Author:Chogyam Trungpa
“People interpret things through their owns lens, just the way they do the Bible. You can find justification for just about everything in the Bible. I think man has got a great ego when it comes to his God, whatever that is. It just seems to me that someone who wants to take on God's punishment, it just seems a huge egoism to think that he should appoint himself to take care of God's punishments.” PeopleThinkingMenWayWantShouldSeemsCareHugeEgoBibleTake CarePunishmentJustificationLensesEgoism Author:Bill Paxton