"We already are that for which we are seeking."
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Ego
Judge others by yourself
"Judge others by yourself and you will rarely be mistaken."
Terrified of Dying
"Ego is a ghost who is terrified of dying."
I Lost Myself
"I went looking for Him And lost myself; The drop merged with the Sea Who can find it now? Looking and looking for Him I lost myself; The Sea merged with the drop Who can find it now?"
The Ego a Useful Fiction
"The ego is just a useful fiction. Use it, but don't be deceived by it."
Suffering cracks open the shell of Ego
"Suffering cracks open the shell of ego, and then comes a point when it has served its purpose. Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary."
Identifying with Emotions and Thoughts
"Not all thinking and all emotion are of the ego. They turn into ego only when you identify with them and they take you over completely, that is to say, when they become 'I'."
Falling in Love
"What is commonly called 'falling in love' is in most cases an intensification of egoistic wanting and needing. You become addicted to another person, or rather to your image of that person. It has nothing to do with true love, which contains no wanting whatsoever."
Blessed is the Man
"Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man."
Trust
"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted."