Ramana Maharshi on ego
Ramana Maharshi233 quotes“The Self alone exists. When you try to trace the ego, which is the basis of the perception of the world and everything else, you find the ego does not exist at all and neither does all this creation that you see.”
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AnonymousAnonymous The ultimate freedom from the nonexistent ego is to see that it is actually irrelevant.
AdyashantiAdyashanti This simply strengthens the ego. In fact, such conclusions arise from the ego itself. Pay no attention to them. Don’t go to war with yourself; simply inquire into who you are.
AdyashantiAdyashanti When a group of people come together as a response to that kind of inward call, it creates a very powerful environment, where truth is held in the highest esteem and the reality of our being responds to that deepest intention.
AdyashantiAdyashanti Life sustains itself. Let go of the ego and life takes care of itself through you.
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