Ego Quotes

1855 Ego quotes by 1000 unique authors

"Transcending the ego" thus actually means to transcend but include the ego in a deeper and higher embrace, first in the soul or deeper psychic,… — Ken Wilber
Put bluntly, the ego is not an obstruction to Spirit, but a radiant manifestation of Spirit. All Forms are not other than Emptiness, including the… — Ken Wilber
The ego is not a thing but a subtle effort, and you cannot use effort to get rid of effort - you end up with… — Ken Wilber
When you abide in the I you're abiding in the ego. The I is really the ego, the small I. It turns into the Self… — Robert Adams
Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5… — James C. Collins
I keep calling it the I-thought. It's a thought. There is no I. This gives you a clue. — Robert Adams
The ego constantly competes with the spirit for control over your inner voice. — Darren Johnson
As the ego becomes strong it starts surrounding intelligence like a thick layer of darkness. Intelligence is light, ego is darkness. Intelligence is very delicate,… — Rajneesh
But then you become closed. Then you start dying as far as your intelligence is concerned because intelligence needs the open sky, the wind, the… — Rajneesh
Happiness is threatening and misery is safe - safe for the ego. Ego can exist only in misery and through misery. Ego is an island… — Rajneesh
Happiness is the death of the ego. If you want to remain a separate entity from existence as almost everybody is trying to do, you… — Rajneesh
"It almost always happens that people enjoy a few moments and then afterwards feel very guilty. The guilt arises because of the ego. The ego… — Rajneesh
Try to understand the ego. Analyze it, dissect it, watch it, observe it, from as many angles as possible. And don't be in a hurry… — Rajneesh
That is again the same story played on a more subtle level. That's what the religious people have been doing down the ages - pious… — Rajneesh
If this is understood then things become very clear. Misery makes you special. Happiness is a universal phenomenon, there is nothing special about it. — Rajneesh
Love and ego cannot go together. Knowledge and ego go together perfectly well, but love and ego cannot go together, not at all. They cannot… — Rajneesh
Where does the ego get its energy? The ego feeds off your desire to be something else. You are poor and you want to be… — Rajneesh
"Understand the process of the ego. How does the ego live? The ego lives in the tension between what you are and what you want… — Rajneesh
The man who is egoless is the man who has no ideals. Let this be the criterion, and you have stumbled upon a fundamental. The… — Rajneesh
"When you accept your life - when you take your breakfast, and when you sleep and when you walk and when you take your bath… — Rajneesh
So I am not teaching you to be good, I am not teaching you to be bad; I am teaching you only to be whole.… — Rajneesh
"The ego is created by the rift. When you are fighting, the ego comes in; when you are not fighting, the ego cannot come in.… — Rajneesh
'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… — Rajneesh
The second thing: nobody has ever been able to drop the ego because ego is not a reality that you can drop; anything to be… — Rajneesh
You cannot drop the ego. Once you start trying to drop the ego you will get in a very deep mess; you will become more… — Rajneesh

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