Understanding The Ego – Part III

• Should we have an ego?

Many books about the ego portray it as some kind of enemy that must be destroyed. Do not make this mistake, otherwise it will cost you dearly! We absolutely need the ego in order to function in this world and to balance all aspects of our existence. If you only practice detachment and altruism, your life will become severely unbalanced and you will end up paying a heavy price in the later stages of your life. The healthy ego, which is free of the virus, is your best friend and your custom-designed vehicle that will take you toward your goal in the shortest amount of time. You owe it to yourself to take a complete inventory of all your egoism desires, as well as the unique gifts and talents and thank the ego every day for bringing these amazing qualities into your life. If you want to live in a house, drive a brand new sports car and travel the world, there is absolutely nothing wrong with having these desires fulfilled, as long as you don’t create suffering for yourself and for others. By taking the inventory of your desires and treating the ego as your friend, you are setting in motion incredibly powerful subconscious processes that will bring wisdom and show you how to obtain these things in your life with the least amount of energy and in the shortest amount of time.

• What are the benefits of taking your ego out of the way to achieve anything?

If there is only one thing you take away from this course, let it be this: in order to achieve what you want in life, your ego must get out of the way. It means that if you do things for the sake of appeasing your ego, such as increasing your self-worth, feeling superior to others, proving something to others, etc., you will inevitably fail and invite pain and suffering into your life. Most of the things we do in life are for the sake of the physical body, which is perfectly normal. Living in a nice house, eating tasty food, enjoying sex, traveling – anything you can think of is done for the sensations that we receive through our five sense organs and have nothing to do with the ego. On the other hand, things like career advancement, recognition, power, etc. are done for the sake of inflating the ego and perpetuating its sickness. There is another category of desires, which pamper the soul, but those are not part of the ego structure. These desires get automatically fulfilled once the virus is eradicated.

Look at the inventory of your personal desires to see which ones are aimed at pampering the physical body and which ones are just there to inflate the ego and make your feel good about yourself. Those that are there for the sake of the physical body are healthy and must be fulfilled. The rest should either be converted to physical desires or discarded. Remember that if you continue to chase after things for the sake of appeasing the ego, you will only end up with pain and suffering.

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Alex Moses
Spiritual Guide