One cannot attain knowledge unless one is free from egotism.
The root cause of a person's suffering is their pride. Even if someone makes a sacrifice, they can still get caught up in their own pride. What is the point of such a sacrifice? It is pride, or ego, that should be sacrificed. That is where true happiness and bliss are found.
One who regards all creatures as himself, is restrained, pure, and free from egoism, is considered to be emancipated from everything.
Then win over your ego and mind.
Work becomes elevated when it's done with the right mindset, free from attachment and egoism.
Ego is the root of the mind. The thought of 'I' is the source of all thoughts, and all thoughts revolve around this 'I'. Enquire into the nature of this 'I', and it will dissolve into nothingness, becoming one with the infinite 'I' or the ultimate reality.
You cannot realize God if you have even the slightest bit of egoism, attachment to name and form, or worldly desires in your mind.
When all desires cease, the mind becomes completely pure, the senses are subdued, and the mind achieves a significant degree of one-pointedness, and egoistic ideas dissolve, the Kundalini will awaken naturally.
On account of the barrier of ego one does not see God.
Egotism is of the nature of tamas; it is begotten by ignorance.
It is futile to be egotistic. Neither body nor wealth will last.
All troubles come to an end when the ego dies.
God's grace is the ultimate help. You may try thousands of times, but nothing can be achieved without God's grace. One cannot see God without His grace. It's not easy to receive God's grace; one must renounce egotism completely, as one cannot see God as long as they feel they are the doer.
Kabir says, 'Your body is like a boat with thousands of holes. Those who are light will cross, while those carrying the load of ego will sink.'
That enemy was slain by me, and others too I shall slay. I am the lord, I am the enjoyer, I am perfect, mighty, and happy.
Truth is its foundation, and this truth is not just intellectual accuracy, but the ultimate human state of true being, consciousness, knowledge, and actions, which is the opposite of the falsehood of egoism and ignorance.
The ego is not our true self, but rather a tool created by our discriminative mind to centralize our experiences and maintain a sense of continuity.
The bondage does not consist in the physical act of becoming, but in the persistence of the ignorant sense of the separate ego.
True and complete enjoyment of life's movement and multiplicity, in all its truth and infinity, depends on absolute renunciation. However, this renunciation means giving up the principle of desire based on egoism, not renouncing the world itself.
The individual, who accepts division as their law and isolates themselves within their own egoistic limits, is necessarily mortal, obscure, and ignorant in their actions.