Er war jetzt ein Wesen der Wände und Zimmer, ein Sklave des Essens [...].
T. Coraghessan BoyleThe human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status quo – even when it's not working. It attaches to past and present and fears the future.
Richard RohrStichwörter: change ego anxiety
There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.
Criss JamiStichwörter: minority confidence humility arrogance wrong right pride ego cognition offense superiority conviction cocky haters
According to Hugh Thomas, author of 'A History of the World', the greatest medical advance in history has been garbage collection. The greatest psychological advance in history is just around the corner and will also have to do with cleaning up. Cleaning up lies and "coming out of the closet" is getting more attention these days. Some day we will look back on these years of suffocation in bullsh*t in the same way we look back on all the years people lived in, and died from, their garbage.
Brad BlantonStichwörter: truth honesty lies suffering psychology ego
A mind is a terrible thing; waste it.
Brad BlantonStichwörter: truth honesty lies psychology ego
Most of us would rather kill ourselves than be, particularly if who we think we are keeps dying. Many of us do.
Brad BlantonStichwörter: truth honesty lies psychology suicide mindfulness depression ego
God has to work in the soul in secret and in darkness because if we fully knew what was happening, and what Mystery, transformation, God and Grace will eventually ask of us, we would either try to take charge or stop the whole process.
Juan de la CruzStichwörter: change ego transformation discipleship
Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing.
Richard RohrStichwörter: sin arrogance ego self-satisfaction
If we seek spiritual heroism ourselves, the old ego is just back in control under a new name. There would not really be any change at all, but only disguise, just bogus self-improvement on our own terms.
Richard RohrStichwörter: self-sacrifice ego self-improvement initiative martyrdom
Now, here is the point about the self: it is insatiable. It is always, always hankering. It is what you might call rapacious to a fault. The great flaming mouth to the thing is never in this world going to be stuff full.
Donald BarthelmeStichwörter: humanity self ego insatiable
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