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Ego Quote by Rajneesh

“The ego is goal-oriented. The ego is hankering for the…” quote by Rajneesh — Download Open image

“The ego is goal-oriented. The ego is hankering for the future. It can hanker even for the other life, it can hanker for heaven, it can hanker for nirvana. It doesn`t matter what it hankers for - hankering is what it is, desiring is what it is, projecting into the future is what it is.”

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