There is nothing that strengthens the ego more than being right. Being right is identification with a mental … - Eckhart Tolle

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Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.

Eckhart Tolle

There is nothing that strengthens the ego more than being right. Being right is identification with a mental position - a perspective, an opinion, a judgement, a story. For you to be right, of course, you need someone else to be wrong, as so the ego loves to make wrong in order to be right.

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Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

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