Enlightened ones do not fight fire with fire; they realize they are it's fuel.

Once there is realization of self challenge, ego versus soul, competition with others becomes futile.

Between you and you, let there be no secrets. ~T.F. Hodge

The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of "truth". It is the most challenging aspect to conquer; the cause for most spiritual turmoil.

Pride and ego makes a mockery of an apology. Humility wins forgiveness without question...so break 'yo'self'!

Pride can be friend, ego can be foe...depending on which one we choose, or not, to conquer.

The ego is so powerful it takes the course for or against, pro or con, to it's bodily host. If we are not presently aware of it's seductive nature, it makes a fool of prideful ignorance.

Bravado may stir the crowd, but courage needs no audience.

The illusion, as ego suggests, is that it's about time - mechanical mind; it is not. It is, however, all about conscious space - something [the] soul has always known.