Through being "right", you feel superior and through feeling superior you strengthen your sense of self. In reality, of course, you are only strengthening the illusion of ego.
Eckhart TolleWhen the ego dominates in organizations, even spiritual organizations, there is usually a big drama or upheaval of some kind, and self-destruction begins.
Eckhart TolleWhen you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.
Eckhart TolleYou can't wait for the end of your problems for you to be present. It has to be done whereever you are - which is now
Eckhart TolleBy far the greater part of violence that humans inflicted on each other is not the work of criminals or mentally deranged, but of normal, respectable citizens service of the collective ego. One can go so far as to say that on this planet "normal" equals insane. What is it that lies at the root of this insanity? Complete identification with thought and emotion, that is to say, ego.
Eckhart Tolle