Ego Quotes

This one life has no form and is empty by nature. If you become attached by any form, you should reject it. If you see an ego, a soul, a birth, or a death, reject them all.

My ego only needs a good rhythm section

Non-reaction to the ego in others is one of the most effective ways not only of going beyond ego in yourself but also of dissolving the collective human ego.

The Saint is a man who disciplines his ego. The Sage is a man who rids himself of his ego.

That which is threatening to the ego is liberating to the heart.

Forget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.

It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!

The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.

All I can be is who I am right now; I can experience that and work with it. That's all I can do. The rest is the dream of the ego.

I keep calling it the I-thought. It's a thought. There is no I. This gives you a clue.

Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

Love starts when we push aside our ego and make room for someone else.

The most poisonous source in any kitchen is a chef's ego.

What has to be given up is not the I, as most mystics suppose: this I is indispensable for any relationship, including the highest, which always presupposes an I and You.

The ego searches for shortcomings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come and not how far he has to go.

Your worst enemy is hiding within yourself, and that enemy is your nafs or false ego.

The source of the ego is God.

We could all be mediums, and all have absolute knowledge, if the bright light of our ego consciousness would not dim it.

Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?

The people who could most benefit from the self-reflective ego-dissolving qualities of cannabis are the ones that want it to be illegal.

Any attempt at liberation, no matter how great it might be, if it does not take into consideration the necessity of dissolving the ego, it is condemned to failure.

Attachment is the root cause of all misery. Possessiveness is nourishment for the ego.

You put two egos together and you've either got a conflict, which is always interesting, or better yet, a love affair.

I suddenly saw that all the time it was not I who had been seeking God, but God who had been seeking me. I had made myself the centre of my own existence and had my back turned to God.

A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe and humans are the most important species, the supreme expression of creation.

I like the moment when I break a man's ego.

Love can make a great celebration out of your life - but only love, not lust, not ego, not possessiveness, not jealousy, not dependence.

There is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.

Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion.

Negative states of mind, such as anger, resentment, fear, envy, and jealousy, are products of the ego.

The experience of the self is always a defeat for the ego.

I will go through a lot of pain to beat someone. If there's pride and ego on the line, if I'm desperate, then I'm willing to go to a place where it hurts a lot more.

Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.

All you need to know and observe in yourself is this: Whenever you feel superior or inferior to anyone, that's the ego in you.

All unhappiness is caused by our trying to be limited, to be an ego. The more we are our Self, the happier we are. We will never be completely happy until we are completely being our Self.

Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated.

Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself.

Every need got an ego to feed.

Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one.

If the Ego is hateful, Love your neighbor as yourself becomes a cruel irony.

I guess to be an entrepreneur you have to have a large ego, enormous pride and an ability to inspire others to follow your lead.

Humility is born of the spirit, humiliation of the ego.

More the knowledge lesser the Ego, lesser the knowledge, more the Ego.

Grace is openness. By remaining open, you let go of your ego and narrow-minded views, and allow divine grace to express itself through you.

I think you see more of like, the party side of me, which I call Snooki, it's kind of my alter ego.

Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.

I have a huge ego and a huge inferiority complex at the same time.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.

At the moment when there's nothing more to lose, the Ego breaks open - and then we see who we are behind who we thought we were.