yathoktam sāhaṅkāre manasi na śamaṃ yāti janmaprabandho nāhaṅkāraścalati hṛdayādātmadṛṣṭau tu styām
As it has been said: "When the mind is possessed of ego-consciousness, the series of births does not cease; and the ego-consciousness does not depart from the heart as long as the view of Self remains."