Sublime

The ego we see most commonly goes by a more casual definition: an unhealthy belief in our own importance. Arrogance. Self-centered ambition.

conceptualized self is your ego—your stories about who you are and who others are in relation to you.

In technical language, an ego state may be described phenomenologically as a coherent system of feelings, and operationally as a set of coherent behavior patterns. In more practical terms, it is a system of feelings accompanied by a related set of behavior patterns. Each individual seems to have available a limited repertoire of such ego states, wh

The choices required for spiritual growth cannot be made by a weak ego. A weak ego constantly needs to be shored up and reassured of its value, so it has difficulty going beyond itself.

All ego really is, is our opinions, which we take to be solid, real, and the absolute truth about how things are.

When our actions have at their root the self we are all led differently by our personal needs; the self that must be protected, the self that must be reinforced. It is this way because the self has not realised it is without foundation.

The ego is that which both sets you up to do the wrong thing and then punishes you viciously for having done so. It lures you into doing something stupid, and then would have you believe that you’re the dumbest, most irresponsible human being alive for having made such a mistake!

The Ego hates artists because they are the pathfinders and bearers of the future,

Ego is a bird’s nest, haphazardly collected and carelessly placed, shaped by every bit of debris and every breeze that has ever passed its way. Once you start tearing it apart, you’ll actually find very little to identify with, and even less that was consciously placed there by you. And even then, you who? The self that takes part in the creation a