Ego Quote by Dada Bhagwan

“Real Purusharth (spiritual effort to progress as the Self) actually happens when one becomes impartial towards his own self.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“When does Purusharth (real spiritual effort to progress as the Self) arise? It begins after the Gnani Purush (enlightened One) makes you a Purush…

— Dada Bhagwan

“There are two types of purushartha (self effort): those with wrong beliefs have self effort (purusharth) with illusory vision and the enlightened one’s have…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Your life is built on egoism only. How can you get rid of it? You have to tell ‘us’ (the Gnani Purush and the…

— Dada Bhagwan

“It is called Purusharth (real spiritual effort) if it certainly becomes fruitful!”

— Dada Bhagwan

“The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of "truth". It is the most challenging aspect to conquer;…

— T.F. Hodge

“It’s ego – the false self – that exalts the guru and declares the teaching sacred, but nothing is exalted or sacred, only true…

— Jed McKenna

“The sacred word: EGO”

— Ayn Rand

“No matter what the practice or teaching, ego loves to wait in ambush to appropriate spirituality for its own survival and gain.”

— Chögyam Trungpa

“The Self (Atma) does not have any other kind of purusharth (spiritual effort). To prevail only as the Knower-Seer is its Purusharth and absolute…

— Dada Bhagwan

“Ego is more interested in proclaiming its existence than in basking in the limitless energy of real spirituality. I entreat you to not cheat…

— Elizabeth Lesser

“Conversely, every act done without thought for myself diminishes my self-centeredness until finally no barrier remains to separate me from the Divine.”

— Huston Smith