Peace Pilgrim Quotes

The ego of man and woman is the soul. If the soul is independent, how then can it be isolated from the infinite whole?

On the vaporization and the centralization of the Self. All is there.

The essence of spirituality is, to be constantly aware of the oneness of all; at the same time to celebrate the uniqueness of the individual.

You are One with everything. When you are clear about this, your definition of self-interest will change.

Generally, people who are not self-realized are full of themselves. One who is self-realized sees that the whole world is full of one.

I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self and an unworthy self.

You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see yourself as the ocean.

By constantly keep one's attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.

Like all other lonely or hungry things, ego loves the light. It sees light, and the possibility of being close to the soul, and it creeps up to it and steals one of its essential camouflages. In a hunger for soul, our own ego-self steals the pelt

We are the universe pretending to be individuals.

Over time, years of meditation gave me glimpses of the interconnectedness and interdependence of all life. I experienced that on one level we are alone, separate, apart from everyone and everything; on another level, we are the Self in different disguises, different names and forms, a part of everyone and everything. This experience of interconnectedness is part of spiritual traditions and the perennial wisdom in virtually all religions and cultures.

Self-reflection, or - what comes to the same thing - the urge to individuation, gathers together what is scattered and multifarious and exalts it to the original of the One, the Primordial Man. In this way our existence as separate beings, our former ego nature, is abolished, the circle of consciousness is widened, and because the paradoxes have been made conscious, the sources of conflict are dried up.

Our goal is self-transcendence

I can maintain my sense of the sacredness of existence only by understanding my own limitations and losing my self-importance.

Above all, know that ego isn't personal. It isn't who you are. If you consider the ego to be your personal problem, that's just more ego.

I have no other self than the totality of the things of which I am aware.

The ego promotes turmoil because it wants to substantiate your separateness from everyone, including God. It will push you in the direction of judgment and comparison, and cause you to insist on being right and best. You know your highest self by listening to the voice that only wants you to be at peace.

In any influence, will, a self, the ego, the I AM is the greater force to be dealt with, but as numbers do influence, a knowledge of same certainly gives an individual a foresight into relationships.

Perhaps the best place to begin with an integral approach to business is with.. oneself. In the Big Three of self, culture, and world, integral mastery starts with self. How do body and mind and spirit operate in me? How does that necessarily impact my role in the world of business? And how can I become more conscious of these already operating realities in myself and in others?

If the will did not exist, neither would there be that centre of the world, which we call the I.

We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.

I'm really into Deepak Chopra and self-help books.

I--this thought which is called I--is the mould into which the world is poured like melted wax.

The ego seeks to divide and separate. Spirit seeks to unify and heal.

Focus your mind on what your Highest Self chooses to be.