Character Quotes

All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the is gone, realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the self. The self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only. ~ Sri Ramana Maharshi

"You need a large ego for as long as you are ignorant of your larger sense of self." ~ Chris W Metz

"You can't fight and win against a person who surrenders their ego." ~ Chris w Metz

“Materialism has a price. Each material item has a weight based on its size and complexity, or adoration and neediness we have for it. As each is added during our lifetime, we become enslaved. Like a ball and chain they limit our mobility and reduce our capacity of consciousness. We are no longer able to see the world for what it is as we are bound by ‘things.’ The journey of self-discovery is sidetracked by the ego’s preoccupation with vanity and comfort.” ~ Chris W Metz

"The ego's most powerful ally to its survival is the mouth. Through the mouth the ego lives on in words." ~ Chris W Metz

"When one is only concerned with their own selfish needs, they will spend their life alone in the pursuit of satisfying them." ~ Chris W Metz

"Anyone who would promote or incite your, fear, anger, judgment, retribution or hatred is not a friend, but another ego searching for an ally. Side with the ego and you walk into darkness, isolation and fear, separating yourself from others. Listen to spirit and the wisdom of your soul, and you will remember love, compassion, gratitude and peace." ~ Chris W Metz

"We spend our lives struggling to build security and comfort for the ego, at the expense of adventure and growth of our soul." ~ Chris W Metz

“The ego maintains a rigid set of conditions for happiness which will never be met.” ~ Chris W Metz

“The first and best victory is to conquer Self. To be conquered by self is of all things the most shameful and objectionable.” - Plato

"Only the ego will seek reciprocation for the generosity of the spirit." ~ Chris W Metz

“The authenticity of spirit attracts all we desire in life, the projection of our ego pushes it away.” ~ Chris W Metz

“Real change does not occur in others through ‘force,’ a concept the Ego would have us believe. We ‘inspire’ change in others by the demonstration of who we are.” ~ Chris W Metz

“The best technique for reinforcing our own knowledge is by teaching what we have learned. This is true of the interactions we have with people. When we extend love and gratitude we are both teaching and reinforcing the ideas within ourselves. However, when we demonstrate hatred, fear, jealousy, despair or anger we are only reinforcing those traits within ourselves; we in essence poison our own well. What the ego projects and demonstrates, it keeps to itself.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“Of which will you give answer to in life? Love and compassion, or I am more important than you?” ~ Chris W Metz

“Once the Ego has been subdued you will gladly evict it from your mind. On occasion it will come back to call but the pain in the visit will be so great that you will quickly escort it to the door.” ~ Chris W Metz

"By meditating and blocking out the ego’s incessant chatter, we eventually learn to silence it. In this silence you will hear another voice, the soft whisper of spirit and the wisdom of your soul." ~ Chris W Metz

Apologizing does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego. ~ Unknown

“Reality is simply the loss of Ego. Destroy the Ego by seeking its identity. Because the Ego is no entity, it will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself.” ~ Ramana Maharshi

EGO -Three letters that hold you back from saying things your heart is dying to say, like I Love You, I Miss You and I Am Sorry.

"The need to prove who you are will vanish once you know who you are." ~ Danielle Pierre

"When you allow your ego to control your thoughts, everything you believe becomes an illusion." ~ Rusty Eric

"Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right."

"Love is happy when it is able to give something. The ego is happy when it is able to take something. ~ Osho

Why do we so easily become angry? We do so because we are attached to our view of who we are, to self-importance, to the concept of "I." When the concept of "I” is threatened, “I” very often strikes out in fear, in anger. ~ Unknown

When ego is lost, limit is lost. You become infinite, kind, beautiful. ~ Yogi Bhajan

"The Ego is a very powerful thing and does not take to being rid of easily. It will rationalize its existence having us believe that it is essential to our protection, safety and well-being. It will also have us believe that there is nothing more important than being 'right.' But right and wrong are subjective judgments which the ego lives to decide based on believing it is all important. Love, compassion, gratitude and peace are the only truths, everything else is the judgment and perception of the ego." ~ Chris W. Metz

The Ego (False Self) vs The Soul (True Self)
Which will you cultivate in yourself?

"The moment you become aware of the ego in you, it is strictly speaking no longer the ego, but just an old conditioned mind pattern. Ego implies unawareness. Awareness and ego cannot coexist." ~Eckhart Tolle

"The ego is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social ask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear." ~ Deepak Chopra

"When the ego dominates, we assess where we stand, high or low, in any situation. We subtly put others in their place. Under the influence of grace, this behavior changes, because you genuinely feel no higher and no lower than anyone else. A tremendous relief accompanies this realization. So much energy is wasted protecting our dignity, status, pride and accomplishments." ~ Deepak Chopra

“The ego is like a fly buzzing around in a beautiful concert hall. You fixate on the fly and forget the concert." ~ The Lazi Yogi

“You Create your world based on your beliefs, feelings and emotions. You create bad things in your life when you believe in fear. Fear originates with the ego, therefore the ego needs to be relinquished if we wish to have perfect conscious creation.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

"There is no love in judging another. We-are-all-connected, we-are-all-one. The only illusion that separates us is this body and the ego it houses. The only thing that keeps you one with all life, is love." ~ Chris W Metz

"Release from guilt is the ego's whole undoing. Make no one fearful, for his guilt is yours, and by obeying the ego's harsh commandments you bring its condemnation on yourself, and you will not escape the punishment it offers those who obey it. The ego rewards fidelity to it with pain, for faith in it is pain. And faith can be rewarded only in terms of the belief in which the faith was placed. Faith makes the power of belief, and where it is invested determines its reward. For faith is always given what is treasured, and what is treasured is returned to you. The world can give you only what you gave it, for being nothing but your own projection, it has no meaning apart from what you found in it and placed your faith in. Be faithful unto darkness and you will not see, because your faith will be rewarded as you gave it. You will accept your treasure, and if you place your faith in the past, the future will be like it. Whatever you hold dear you think is yours. The power of your valuing will make it so." ~ A Course in Miracles

As we assess things from a variety of perspectives we gain clarity and understanding. As we view the problems in our own life we see them from a single perspective. Only after we have overcome the problem, are we able to view it from a new vantage point. It is during this shift in perspective we learn the most about ourselves. Seeing what was once perceived as a problem we eventually look upon as a learning experience, and thus our consciousness is expanded. Our ego is responsible for our fear in life and it is fear that obscures our initial perspective. ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

“The Ego is incapable of true love. Love to the ego is a ‘giving to get’ philosophy. It is conditional love based upon what the ego receives in return, always keeping score, measuring what is given verses what is received. To give generously without regard to reciprocity is the unconditional love emanating from spirit. This is a love which does not favor or hold bias in the direction of its giving.” ~ Chris W Metz, The Road Out Of The Abyss

Your ego may tell you that you are not enough, your soul will remind you that you are more than enough. ~ Unknown