As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
-Sri Ramakrishna
Tag: Ego
God breaks the heart again and again and…
God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
When the world pushes you to your knees…
When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray.
-Rumi
Opinion is really the lowest form of human…
Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose, larger-than-the-self kind of understanding.
-Bill Bullard
Suffering is an idea that there is an…
Suffering is an idea that there is an ‘I’ that doesn’t like what is happening.
-Jac O’Keeffe