"We are born with minds that develop naturally to include a sense of separation, and thus appreciation. We develop a separate sense of self so that we become conscious — we self-reflect. And within that consciousness, if we are curious or lucky enough, we can eventually uncover the baseline of pure awareness. But to then deny the reality of the mind, or to vilify the separate sense of self is a form of self-hatred and self-rejection. This is the scourge of nihilism … at its base is destruction. That is where the term an-nihilation comes from." 
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 ​"Trying to destroy the character makes it very hard to wake up. Because   who is trying to destroy the character? The Character!   What’s judging the character? The character!"
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"The existence of a self, that is having a self, is not a problem any more than breathing or sleeping or waking is a problem. There is a concept that we should transcend ourselves, or erase ourselves or somehow annihilate ourselves but this is not the case. The body is designed to breathe, the legs to walk, the arms to reach out, the eyes to see and the body-mind-spirit is designed, it's programmed to create a self.

Let's just realize that the universe never made a mistake creating cells over and over again, galaxy cells, planet cells, rock cells, tree cells, human cells, everything has a self, the secret is how we are going to relate to that self, what are we going to do with it what do we believe this self is, and how can we use it to connect to all, to connect to other people, to nature, to the world, to our most authentic self, and how can we not use it to remain separate and isolated but completely inter-connected."
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"And yet, the ego is real.  It is just as it is. The path  of the nondual voyager  asks us to not disrespect  the ego—even if it is a  temporary  manifestation--but  instead heal it, so it can  aid us and be our best  part instead of our  constant adversary. "
​- Jason Shulman

​"The demonizing of the mind makes it harder to awaken. If we believe that to awaken we must try to stop thinking, we become forever engrossed with battling the mind. And this prevents us from simply becoming conscious of the deep mystery as well as the story.  - Tim Freke
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​"In deep contact with the absolute-alone, the   ego disappears...instead of being healed."
- Jason Shulman

​​“From the point of view of true nonduality, which does not split the world in any way, we understand that this self-sense we call our ego-personality is one part among all the parts of the natural world." - Jason Shulman

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​"It is very possible to have a profound  connection to...non-egoic states,  and still be an idiot." -Jason Shulman
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“It has not yet occurred to us that the ego, when healed, will find its rightful place in our body, the way our hands and feet, eyes and lips find their own place as well, or that this entire vision of the spiritual path is a projection of an unreliable reporter, the unhealed ego itself." - Jason Shulman
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"​From the point of view of true nonduality,  which does not split the world in any way,  we understand that this self-sense we call our  ego-personality is one part among all the  parts of the natural world. We see that it is a  valid, important part of our lives, especially  as it heals and reveals more and more of its  true nature: as part of creation. The need to  “see through it,” destroy it, see it only as an  illusion, disappears. It is, after all, an important partner in our spiritual search and not only the impediment it is  sometimes characterized as being." - Jason Shulman
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​​“The personal ego is still allowed to exist: we have not negated it. But we have begun the process of healing it, seeing it for what it is: a pinwheel of beauty, shooting out sparks of individuality, in an immeasurable and unified universe."
​- Jason Shulman