Born Quote by John O'Donohue Download Open image “The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness.” — John O'Donohue ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Born Defensiveness Ego Ego False False Self Fear Fear Defensiveness Identity Self
The ego is a false perception of self. It's an idea, a transitory identity that we've picked up. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The ego is terrified of the truth. And the truth is that the ego doesn't exist. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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The ego is a false sense based on mental concepts. It is identification with the body and the mind-primarily identification with thought form. — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Ego is something that you come to know - something that you befriend by not acting out or by repressing all the feelings that… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
When you can take away the ego, you learn a lot about yourself and the world around you. — Kevin Jonas Copy Share Image
I always was kind of on the edge of the church when I was fully in it , cos I was always asking the… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition. — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
It is lovely to meet an old person whose face is deeply lined, a face that has been deeply inhabited, to look in the… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
“For Someone Awakening To The Trauma of His or Her Past: For everything under the sun there is a time. This is the season… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
It is a strange and wonderful fact to be here, walking around in a body, to have a whole world within you and a… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
“If we could be mindful of how short our time is, we might learn how precious each day is.” — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
If you try to avoid or remove the awkward quality, it will pursue you. The only effective way to still its unease is to… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
A friend is a loved one who awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you. — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
“There is a poetic import to the phrase ‘without a shadow of a doubt’: in all probability, there is no doubt without a shadow.… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
If you allow yourself to be the person you are then everything will come into rhythm. — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
Much of the stress and emptiness that haunt us can be traced back to our lack of attention to beauty. Internally, the mind becomes… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
Consumerism is the worship of the god of quantity; advertising is its liturgy. Advertising is schooling in false longing. — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
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Anybody looking for a quiet life has picked the wrong century to born in. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way. — Manny Pacquiao Copy Share Image