Ego removal. The way of prophets and sages.

Ego removal is the path and the aim of prophets and sages. They all sought to get rid of that which inhibits the true flow of divinity in life. They searched for ways to reach the deepest depth of their existence and found spiritual freedom through ego removal. They emptied themselves and became open to God. Explaining the path of prophets and sages in the different religions, this book thus offers every sincere seeker some assistence in his own quest for the essence of spiritual life.

When one spiritually wrestles with life and, in search for help, reads the texts of prophets and sages, certain sentences stay well anchored within mind and heart. One of the sentences I always carried with me in my own thoughts and actions is this:"True asceticism does not reside in not possessing anything, but in not being possessed by anything."