A healthy ego knows it is not the top dog, it's just a tool to navigate the relative world. An ego that acknowledges it's secondary status to the Self, God, the Absolute, is helpful, not harmful.
A healthy ego knows it is not the top dog, it's just a tool to navigate the relative world. An ego that acknowledges it's secondary status to the Self, God, the Absolute, is helpful, not harmful.
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I think you're right Maury. I believe that it is possible to vanquish the ego completely, but it doesn't seem to be a good idea.
The Australian spiritual teacher Barry Long (whom I think you're aware of, but some of your readers might not be) once said that he knew of an Indian guru, a woman, who had succeeded in totally transcending / getting rid of (I don't know which) her ego, which was a supreme achievement in her spiritual tradition.
There was a catch though. She was surrounded by a coterie of disciples as a result of her status, but she had to be - she was almost completely unable to function in or cope with the world.
Yes. You have to have an ego to function in this world. We can't all be sitting around blissed out needing to be fed and bathed.
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