These bodies are coming and going by the laws of nature, but we are free, standing as witness.
Do not say “my house," do not say "my body". The whole difficulty is there. The body is neither yours, nor mine, nor anybody's.
Do not even say "my child" in your mind. Possess the child, but do not say "mine". If you do, then will come the misery.
Never say "mine". Whenever we say a thing is "mine", misery will immediately come.
Every act of selfishness or thought of selfishness makes us attached to something, and immediately we are made slaves.
This "I and mine" causes the whole misery. With the sense of possession comes selfishness, and selfishness brings on misery.
To me the very essence of education is concentration of mind, not the collecting of facts.
Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam - Make the entire universe Noble ~ Vedas - Swami Vivekananda
Those who depend upon the world for enjoyment are the "bound" (tamasika). Then there are the Râjasas or the egotistical, who talk always about "I", "I". They do good work sometimes and may become spiritual. But the highest are the Sâttvikas, the introspective, those who live only in the Self. These three qualities, Tamas, Rajas, and Sattva (idleness, activity, and illumination), are in everyone, and different ones predominate at different times.