THE EGO :

To,


All Members,



The ego behind the mask of the human personality is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome in order to achieve lasting peace.

For Westerners who are taught to revere individuality, the need to surrender the ego is especially difficult to understand.

The ego is the sense of “I-ness” or “my-ness”, which manifests as selfishness and a feeling of separation from the world.

Overconfident people are usually considered to have a big ego, but people who are very shy and withdrawn also possess a large ego; their sense of me, my, and mine is equally strong.




The ego loves its own ideas and impulses, and balks at change.

Dissimulation, hypocrisy, exaggeration, and secretiveness are traits of a dominant ego.

A powerful ego clouds the intellect.

You may lie in order to cover up your mistakes, to maintain your position, to pander to your own ideas, or to indulge in bad habits.

You may use self-justification, or deny faults and defects, and you may be totally unaware of the consequences of actions propelled by your selfish desire.

Often those with inflated egos do not know what they mean, and do not mean what they say; they become too self-willed and self-satisfied to see clearly what is happening in their minds.




Try to introspect and accept your shortcomings.

Be easy on yourself and have compassion when you discover aspects of your personality that your ego would rather not see.

You cannot expect perfection at this stage, and if you can accept errors and mistakes in your character you have won half the battle.

Change will come once acceptance is there.

With regular meditation and strong determination to eradicate egoism, you will develop a powerful and selfless will.

Then with persistent and dedicated work, you will start to see positive changes in your personality and behaviour.

- Swami Vishnudevananda