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There is always a chance for a person to break out of the cycle, but there is no such chance for an animal unless it incarnates as a human and develops "I" consciousness.

— Baba Hari Dass Fire without Fuel - The Aphorisms of Baba Hari Dass (1986)

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Just like pure water poured in a dirty cup becomes dirty, similarly the pure ego rooted in the impure mind becomes impure ego.

The Path to Enlightenment is not a Highway (1996)

Work honestly, meditate every day, meet people without fear, and play.

Ashtanga Yoga Primer (1981)

The ego has no form and no particular center of existence. It pervades the mind, intellect, senses, and the body as 'I am'.

The Path to Enlightenment is not a Highway (1996)

The Self is beyond birth, death, gender, class, and religion - only the body wears those labels.

Fire without Fuel - The Aphorisms of Baba Hari Dass (1986)

Religion of your upbringing is like a cloak - you must know how it is made in order to take it off.

The Yellow Book (1974)

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