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How big or small is your ego?

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    A big ego is not a sign that one likes oneself, but just the opposite. If people "brag" and "show off" a lot, it raises the question: what do they dislike about themselves so much that they feel they have to get others to like them to compensate? A painful observation is almost always a truthful one.

    I observe that true self-love disappears the ego; it does not enlarge it. Put another way, the larger your understanding of Who You Really Are, the smaller your ego. When you know Who You Really Are fully, your ego is fully gone. Your ego is who you think you are. It has nothing to do with Who You Really Are.

    It`s okay to have an ego. In fact, it`s very okay, because an "ego" is necessary in order for you to have the experience you are now having.

    It seems to me that spiritual enlightenment is not measured by how unaffected we are by rewards of the ego, but by how dependent we are on them for peace and happiness. Ego itself is not a bad thing, only ego run amok is. We would do well to be wary of an ego that controls us, but we might welcome an ego that propels us. In life, we are constantly propelling ourselves to our next greater achievement.

    I`m convinced that ego, like money, has gotten a bad name. It`s been given a bad reputation. It`s not ego, or money, or power, or unbridled sexual pleasure that is bad. It is the misuse of these things... which does not benefit us, which does not speak of Who We Really Are.

    100%  Voted for by mynameishoneybee, Weydon.
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