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False Self Quotes by Basil Pennington
- False self is an identity based on what you have, what you do, and what others think about you. In stark contrast to this is…
- Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of the reason we…
More False Self Quotes
- Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false Self. We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least… — Thomas Merton
- Only in the context of the great encounter with Jesus can a real authentic struggle take place. The encounter with Christ does… — Henri Nouwen
- True sanity entails in one way or another the dissolution of the normal ego, that false self competently adjusted to our alienated… — R. D. Laing
- The purpose of the false self is to defend against pain - not deal with reality — Robert W. Firestone
- Being famous gives you a lot of illusions of false self, of self-importance, a grandiosity, it becomes difficult to stay humble and… — Lili Taylor
- Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of… — Basil Pennington
- The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness. — John O'Donohue
- False self is an identity based on what you have, what you do, and what others think about you. In stark contrast… — Basil Pennington