Comments on: What is ego?

By: Srini

Srini — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:40:07 +0000

I’m glad this helped you. Thanks

By: Muthu

Muthu — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:35:09 +0000

Thanks for this post. It literally bought me to tears. I am having more clarity in life now.

thanks again.

By: Srini

Srini — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:03:31 +0000

Anca & Akhtar Raza, yes, it can be confusing because different people use a same word to mean different things. But when you fairly understand what it is, then things get to become clearer.

What is ego and what is god?

A wave rises from the sea and after some time goes back into the sea. A wave is not distinct from the sea, but for a certain time, it seems it has an individuality. Likewise there is some essence, something that is the basis of all existence from which everything including you and me have come from, and at the end, we all go back into that essence. What is that essence, what is that basis of existence? We can call it God.

If God is the sea, we all are like waves. God always exists in and through us, god is not away from any of us anytime, just as the sea exists very much within the waves all the time. We are all part of the same whole. Any wave that has arisen has to go back into the sea. But what if a wave thinks he is separate and afraid that he will be destroyed? That’s foolish isn’t it? The fear comes because the wave thinks he is separate from the sea. If the wave knows the truth that he is not just the little wave, but he is also the sea, then there is no fear or worries.

Just like that, there is a part of our minds, that thinks we are separate. This part of the mind is the ego. The ego thinks we are separate, we have to live for ourselves. From this kind of thinking comes fear, hatred, worry and all the negative feelings. But when we understand that this sense of separation is not real, when we understand we are not just this individuality, we are in essence the very basis of existence that has no destruction, the fear drops, the ego dissovles.

Please read this blog post also: http://jnanagni.com/2008/10/the-entire-universe-is-yours/

By: Srini

Srini — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:32:23 +0000

Thank you! I know it can be very difficult, but a right perspective helps. I wish you all the very best in terms of health and happiness in life.

By: Anca

Anca — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:02:24 +0000

hi Srini verry interesting theory i can not disagree , it makes sence all you are saying but like Akhtar Raza sais im confused every web page have another definition of ego . Can you please tell me . If having no ego means that you are religious or is it a comparation made between ego and god . I dont really believe in god but i see that many of the web pages they try to convince you that god has anything to do with the way we think . Thanks for taking your time to share your thoughts with us .

By: Akhtar Raza

Akhtar Raza — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:04:51 +0000

when ever i open the any website for the definition of ego, every web have different definition. i am much confused,

By: donttouchthese

donttouchthese — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:58:52 +0000

I am glad I stopped by. This was very interesting. I seriously need to do some work on being conscious. I have been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and FEAR has been in my thoughts, Actually, I have a lot of fear about life, and it seems that it has been with me all of my life. Now this, cancer. I am told it is considered early stage.
At any rate, your page has made me look at myself. Thanks for posting this.

By: Srini

Srini — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:50:10 +0000

Why do you want to get rid of the ego? Which part of your mind is it that wants to get rid of the ego?

There is a quote from J. Krishnamurti, “Instead of wanting to get rid of fear, be deeply conscious of want, without compulsion of any kind. Then there will be the cessation of fear, the awakening of intelligence and the deep plenitude of life.”

Fear is just one of the manifestations of the ego, so you can substitute the word ‘fear’ with ‘ego’, and you get it…

Of course, yes even when you realise the ego, it raises its head at times because of old habit. But as you become more and more deeply conscious of yourself and your thoughts, you will see that the misbehaviour of ego becomes less and less.

Become deeply conscious, bring your awareness more and more into the present moment.

By: Vignesh

Vignesh — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:53:20 +0000

I realise my ego…I want to get rid of it… but I’m finding it difficult to shed it off. Why?

By: Srini

Srini — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:42 +0000

Be in the present moment, be aware, let it go.