326 Quotes About Egoism

As many people as there are, there are that many types of egoism.

The one whose egoism is gone, he becomes God. One is a Jeevatma (mortal self) as long as there is egoism. If the egoism leaves, he becomes a Parmatma (Absolute Supreme Soul).

That which removes the egoism and 'my-ness' is the true instrument.

A person is not a ‘doer’ in this world. When one believes that ‘I am the doer’ is when the ‘charging’ (of karma) occurs. When one tastes egoistic pride of, “I did this samayik (spiritual introspection), I did these activities,” is when the ‘charging’ occurs. The taste of egoistic pride is very sweet.

Where there is activity, there is egoism; one can’t be free from activity through use of egoism.

Egoism is itself incompleteness.

As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within.

Gnan (knowledge) of every living being of the entire world exists in a Soul. However, only the Gnan that is able to see the ego and everything as gneya (object to be known) is considered as 'Gnan'. Yet, that is still ansh-gnan (partial knowledge), and is considered as upayog (applied awareness as the Self) from that moment on. Where there is Gnan, there is upayog, either partially or completely.

Worry is the greatest seed (cause) for the worldly life because worrying is the greatest form of egoism. If the egoism leaves, worries will leave.