Ego is...thinking of self as a creator. Creator of joy, money and
sometimes even life. The number of times we say 'I', 'me', 'myself' is a
simple measure of our ego. It is like considering oneself responsible
for the
consequence of something. However we ourselves never really do anything.
We are just an aggregation of energies that are held together in a
constructive way.
Which is why people and their thoughts affect us and the environment around us. Nature by itself has certain characteristics i.e gunas and our act is a product of interaction of our energies with that of natures'. Taking a credit of an achievement or for that matter even a blame of a mistake on just ourselves is hence not justified. We often relate the quality of ego to the riches who are too proud of their wealth. However a person who works hard in life and rises up gradually the ladder of success may secretly be too proud of having made it to the top. This is also forms ego. And in neither case does it do good to the respective persons.
Irony is... we do require ego in order to stay alive. Because we work to earn and feed ourselves and this is not possible without that pinch of ego. It is like the pinch of salt that is absolutely essential for a tasty meal. But too much of it is far from fit to eat; forget taste. Krishna, before reciting the famous Bhagwat Geeta to Arjun, had said that in order to take in knowledge, we need to empty our minds of ego and make space for the needful. Centuries later great Scientist Albert Einstein said something similar like the one seen here.
Easier to understand... yeah :P ... Coming back to our tasty food with the pinch of salt we know that food without salt is still eatable and probably more healthy. And on similar lines life is also possible by completely dropping ego. It is possible by doing our work without the expectations of enjoying the delights of its fruit. Whether or not you get the fruit is a different story. But the idea of selfless act is a definite step towards living a life without ego. You work for the love of work and not for the salary you will be getting in the end of month...which you will get anyways...isn't it! In fact when you do not expect anything and get something, it comes to you as a surprise ... And who does not love surprises. ;-) Realize this and understand the hidden message "GO" in the word EGO itself. It quite tells you what you are supposed to do with it :D Lets all head-start this amazing year with a small commitment of doing smart, sensible and "selfless" work :D
Which is why people and their thoughts affect us and the environment around us. Nature by itself has certain characteristics i.e gunas and our act is a product of interaction of our energies with that of natures'. Taking a credit of an achievement or for that matter even a blame of a mistake on just ourselves is hence not justified. We often relate the quality of ego to the riches who are too proud of their wealth. However a person who works hard in life and rises up gradually the ladder of success may secretly be too proud of having made it to the top. This is also forms ego. And in neither case does it do good to the respective persons.
Irony is... we do require ego in order to stay alive. Because we work to earn and feed ourselves and this is not possible without that pinch of ego. It is like the pinch of salt that is absolutely essential for a tasty meal. But too much of it is far from fit to eat; forget taste. Krishna, before reciting the famous Bhagwat Geeta to Arjun, had said that in order to take in knowledge, we need to empty our minds of ego and make space for the needful. Centuries later great Scientist Albert Einstein said something similar like the one seen here.
Easier to understand... yeah :P ... Coming back to our tasty food with the pinch of salt we know that food without salt is still eatable and probably more healthy. And on similar lines life is also possible by completely dropping ego. It is possible by doing our work without the expectations of enjoying the delights of its fruit. Whether or not you get the fruit is a different story. But the idea of selfless act is a definite step towards living a life without ego. You work for the love of work and not for the salary you will be getting in the end of month...which you will get anyways...isn't it! In fact when you do not expect anything and get something, it comes to you as a surprise ... And who does not love surprises. ;-) Realize this and understand the hidden message "GO" in the word EGO itself. It quite tells you what you are supposed to do with it :D Lets all head-start this amazing year with a small commitment of doing smart, sensible and "selfless" work :D
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