The Seer

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Any man can spoil himself for himself. He can allow himself to grow so sensitive that he lives in constant pain. He can nurse his grudges until they are an intolerable burden. He can think himself insulted until he is apt to be. He can believe the world’s against him until it is. He can imagine troubles until they are real. He can hold so many under suspicion that no one believes in him.

He can insult his friends until they are no longer friends. He can think himself so important that no one else does. He can have such a good opinion of himself that he becomes very small. The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality. Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit.

Chogyam Trungpa