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"As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within the self."
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"My ego is the wall between you and me."
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"You ironically have to have a very strong ego structure to let go of your ego. You need to struggle with the rules more than a bit before you throw them out. You only internalize values by butting up against external values for a while."
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"I don't know about your true form, but the weight of your ego sure is pushing the crust of the earth toward the breaking point."
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"If you praise others you are considered a nice person, but if you praise yourself you are arrogant or nonreligious! What a society, eh? No wonder your self - esteem is low."
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"Liberation from ego is what we shramanas are seeking, O Exalted One. If I were your disciple, O Venerable One, I'm afraid it might befall me that my ego would be pacified and liberated only seemingly, only illusorily, that in reality it would survive and grow great, for then I would make the teaching, my discipleship, my love for you, and the community of the monks into my ego!"
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"Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it."
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"God can't clean the house of you when you're still in it."
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"The ego of the mind can entrap you in a web of dilution."
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"If you have a big ego put it to wide and wise use so that it benefits and enriches everyone not just you."
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"There was only one thing about his own appearance which really pleased Hercule Poirot, and that was the profusion of his moustaches, and the way they responded to grooming and treatment and trimming. They were magnificent. He knew of nobody else who had any moustache half as good."
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"As long as man has pride, he will appear unattractive and no one will be attracted to him. He may have a handsome face, his pride makes him unattractive."
Humility
"No one in this world is your boss! Yet people walk around with a perplexed look, thinking 'someone will take away my things!' Hey, you are the owner of the whole universe. Who can take away what is yours?"
Freedom
"When the mind gets a solution [settlement], it is considered religion. It is considered irreligion when the mind does not get a solution."
Religion
"The worldly life just goes round and round; there is no end to it. If you want to bring an end to it, ask the Gnani Purush [The enlightened one], 'How long do I have to keep on wandering? I have been going round and round like the ox running the millwheel. Tell the Gnani Purush 'please bring about a resolution for me!"
Liberation
"Egoism and Money [Goddess of wealth; Lakshmi] are very much at odds [have great enmity]. There should be just enough egoism to accomplish one's work. Beyond that, any expanded egoism and money have great enmity. Money (Lakshmi) stays away from it."
Money
"For infinite lives, one has been wandering around, and once in a while, he will attain a human birth. But there his back will hurt. He will have created obstacles such that he will not be able to eat, even when he is served a plate full of food. This is how it is! So think before you take any steps (before you do anything)."
Karma
"The higher one sits, the greater the fear of fall."
Fear
"Abhorrence is the cause for conflicts. God has said, 'Do no abhorrence. If you don't like it, ignore it'."
Conflict
"Without 'Gnan' (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away."
Desire
"If you are only 'moral' or only 'sincere', even then you will go to moksha!"
Morality
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