"In everything we do, the serpent ego..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
In everything we do, the serpent ego is rising up.
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“This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.”
“As soon as you know the voice and understand what it is, the whole scene changes. The same world which was the ghastly battlefield of maya is now changed into something good and beautiful.”
“The book is all in us. Fool, hearest not thou? In thine own heart day and night is singing that Eternal Music - Sachchidânanda, soham, soham - Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute, I am He, I am He.”
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“On the deepest level, what I know for sure is that who I am, essentially, is consciousness and consciousness is timeless and it transcends the body; it transcends the psychological "me," the egoic self. Everybody can know themselves as consciousness.”
“The ego is just waiting to identify with anything. Whether it's your misery or being a great meditator, it seeks some identification.”
“Do not abandon trust when your ego thinks things should be different than they are.”
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“What you are shouts at me so loudly that I can't hear a word you say.”
“What you're thinking, what you're saying, what you're doing, is having an impact on you and the people around you”
“Words are one thing - deeds something entirely different. Fine words are a mask to cover shady deeds. A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.”