The self that wants to achieve goals and attain things is the egoistic self, not our true Self. The egoistic self is what we identify with and think of as "me." In fact, we have become so distracted and intoxicated by the egoistic self that we may never question whether that is who we really are. And tragically, many people live and die without ever coming to know their true Self.
— Dennis Genpo Merzel, The Path of The Human Being