ego | the self, especially as contrasted with another self or the world; an unwarranted self worth.

Reflections

“The biggest ego trip going is getting rid of your ego.” ~ Alan Watts

“You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.” ~ Lou Holtz

"Our normal sensation of self is a hoax, or, at best, a temporary role that we are playing, or have been conned into playing — with our own tacit consent, just as every hypnotized person is basically willing to be hypnotized. The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the mask of your apparently separate, independent, and isolated ego." ~ Alan Watts

"The ego is the Sacred Actor, it just got stuck playing one role." ~ Elisa 'Wowza' Lodge

Readings

• Ego Is The Enemy

• The Alter Ego Effect

• Skin Encapsulated Ego

• The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

Tags

• #notecard