“Selfhood is a heavy, hardly translucent medium, which cuts off most of the light of reality and distorts what little it permits… — Nicholas Murray Copy Share Image
“To not do egoism in that which is mandatory is known as Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self).” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and… — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Copy Share Image
“Nationalism is a form of cultural self-centeredness, and as a collective thought-form, can only exist because the dominant in-group is itself comprised… — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
A job is a person's identity in a society, his way of living, and his relevance in society. — Prakash Raj Copy Share Image
“All the violence, fear, and suffering That exists in the world Comes from grasping at self.” — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
A whole lot of the way identity politics has gone seems to me to deny empathy. — Cleve Jones Copy Share Image
Odd as it may seem, I am my remembering self, and the experiencing self, who does my living, is like a stranger… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“it is only in social relations that we are human...to be human women must share in the totality of humanity's common life.… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman Copy Share Image
“The social system of capital separates most people from the conditions of existence. This compels the vast majority to accept the mediations… — Wolfi Landstreicher Individualism and Communism Copy Share Image
“I was returning with myself whole and unbroken—limbs, mind, and spirit. I had discarded pride, that useless burden of self-importance” — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity. — Jacqueline Susann Copy Share Image
There always comes a test in our life, when we have to prove our self as a good child, a friend, a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All creations are one with the universe. Look at the world around you. Can you effectively separate yourself from everything else? After… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Individuals with a good self esteem can accept or reject the opinions of others, but never depend on them for their sense… — Denis Waitley Copy Share Image
Ah, the truth, what a thing it is! I sacrifice so much for it, with people: I forego, for truth's sake, discretion,… — Marvin L. Cohen Copy Share Image
Immigrants who come to a country are going to lose something, for sure, but they hope to gain a great deal by… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
“Dear YOU, don’t compare yourself to ANYONE. Your Unique Self is empowered, powerful, and unstoppable! Your uniqueness is what makes you incomparable!… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
According to this philosophy, each man consists of three parts - the body, the internal organ or the mind, and behind that,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity. — Alex Kapranos Copy Share Image
“It is the body that possesses itself: Owning something means to be able to control it, and selfhood is intimately related to… — Thomas Metzinger Copy Share Image
I'm an artist. I'm a gay artist. My preferred identity is, 'any of the sort.' My fans like to identify me as… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
When you have a global mush, people lose their identity, they become pseudonyms, they have no investment and no consequence in what… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
What I want is to talk about how someone raised Muslim struggles with the same stuff that everyone else theoretically could. Obviously,… — Haroon Moghul Copy Share Image
The principle of self-reliance grows out of a fundamental doctrine of the Church, that of agency. Just as each individual is accountable… — Marion G. Romney Copy Share Image
“That was one plus about profound self-loathing. Nobody could hate you worse than you hated yourself.” — Francine Pascal Copy Share Image
You’ve been assigned an identity since birth. Then you spend the rest of your life walking around in it to see if… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“Self-analysis and being grateful for what you have is a crucial step in the pursuit of your goals. If you are not… — John Taskinsoy Copy Share Image
Sick of self-centred people who always have to make themselves the victim in every situation and believe they are never wrong — Sarah Moores Copy Share Image
Families have a citizenship which is divine. The identity card they have is given to them by God. So that within the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Ultimately, work on self is inseperable from work in the world. Each mirrors the other; each is a vehicle for the other.… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
In her presence, I was reminded again of why I was an anoretic: fear. Of my needs, for food, for sleep, for… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
Self-realization is the object of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
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