The Katha Upanishad
"...The ego gropes in darkness, while the Self lives in light..."
Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"...as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of devotion."
The Bhagavad Gita
"They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego-cage of "I", "me", and "mine" to be united with the Lord. This is the supreme state. Attain to this, and pass from death to immortality."
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
"All minds are created by ego—the separative sense of 'I'
All these expressions of individuality, however highly developed, are the impulses of the force of evolution.
And of these, only the mind born of meditation is free from the latent impressions that generated desire."
Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
"The ego is like a stick dividing water in two. It creates the impression that you are one and I am another. When the ego vanishes you will realize that Brahman is your own inner consciousness."
The Bhagavad Gita
"Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others."
