Ego Quotes — Page 35

“The mind in its foolishness thinks that it is working in this body. Why should I be bound by one system of nerves, and put the Ego only in one body, if the mind is omnipresent? There is no reason why I should.[Source] The root of that degeneration is egotism - to think that one is just as great as any other, indeed!”

Thinking Roots Ego

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

“Throw overboard all idea of jealousy and egotism, once for all. Come on to the practical field with tremendous energy; to work, in the fullness of strength! As to the rest, the Lord will point out the way.”

Ideas Energy Ego

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

“One possessing Vairagya does not understand by Atman the individual ego but the All-pervading Lord, residing as the Self and Internal Ruler in all. He is perceivable by all as the sum total.”

Self Doe Ego

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

“When I see an object there is no will; when its sensations are carried to the brain, there comes the reaction, which says "Do this", or "Do not do this", and this state of the ego-substance is what is called will”

Brain Ego Substance

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

“We become forgetful of the ego when we think of the body as dedicated to the service of others - the body with which most complacently we identify the ego.”

Thinking Body Ego

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

“I am neither the mind, nor the intellect, nor the ego, nor the mind-stuff”

Mind Stuff Ego

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