Marianne Williamson Quotes About Ego

• Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place".

  Marianne Williamson

  Yoga, Fall, Ego

  Twitter post from Aug 10, 2013

• A Course in Miracles tells us that although 'we think that without the ego, all would be chaos, the opposite is true. Without the ego, all would be love.'

  Marianne Williamson

  Thinking, Opposites, Miracle

• Choosing joy involves spiritual surrender, and sometimes we would rather hold on to the pain than surrender our egos.

  Marianne Williamson

  Spiritual, Pain, Joy

  Source: www.lotusguide.com

• There is, inside all our heads, the ego’s rabid attack dog. It is purely vicious toward others and toward ourselves as well. Learning to control that dog, and ultimately to end its life, is the process and purpose of enlightened relationships.

  Marianne Williamson

  Dog, Ego, Purpose

  Marianne Williamson (2013). “Enchanted Love: The Mystical Power Of Intimate Relationships”, p.164, Simon and Schuster

• Yes, whatever happened, happened; but what happens now is up to you. You can respond from ego, ensuring pain, or you can respond from spirit, ensuring a miracle.

  Marianne Williamson

  Pain, Miracle, Ego

• The ego mind both professes its desire for love and does everything possible to repel it, or if it gets here anyway, to sabotage it. That is why dealing with issues like control, anger, and neediness is the most important work in preparing ourselves for love.

  Marianne Williamson

  Issues, Ego, Mind

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

• What the ego doesn't want us to see is that our pain doesn't come from the love we weren't given in the past, but from the love we ourselves aren't giving in the present.

  Marianne Williamson

  Pain, Past, Giving

  Marianne Williamson (1992). “A return to love: reflections on the principles of "A course in miracles"”

• Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus became one with him. Every thought, action, and deed of Jesus was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of ego.

  Marianne Williamson

  Jesus, Ego, Deeds

• To the ego mind, surrender means giving up. To the spiritual mind, surrender means giving in and receiving.

  Marianne Williamson

  Spiritual, Giving Up, Mean

• Living in this world, under the dominance of the ego mind, is difficult. That's the struggle.

  Marianne Williamson

  Struggle, Ego, Mind

  Source: rayhemachandra.com

• The ego is always looking to find something. The Spirit can see what's already there.

  Marianne Williamson

  Ego, Spirit

• My biggest past mistakes have been when I made decisions out of ego rather than spirit. When I acted too quickly. When I wasn't contemplative or reflective or prayerful enough, and I ended up making what I would only later see to be unwise decisions.

  Marianne Williamson

  Mistake, Past, Decision

  "A Conversation with Marianne Williamson: Powerful pioneer in new thought and spirituality". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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