To the ego mind, surrender means giving up. To the spiritual mind, surrender means giving in and receiving.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
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Marianne Williamson109 quotes“To the ego mind, surrender means giving up. To the spiritual mind, surrender means giving in and receiving.”
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All unhappiness is due to the ego. With it comes all your trouble. If you would deny the ego and scorch it by ignoring it you would be free.
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Mata AmritanandamayiMata Amritanandamayi Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
Mata AmritanandamayiMata Amritanandamayi The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
Mata AmritanandamayiMata Amritanandamayi A great thing would be done if all these God-visions could embrace and cast themselves into each other; but intellectual dogma and cult egoism stand in the way.
Sri AurobindoSri Aurobindo Take no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only the light behind.
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