Comments on: The Ego!

By: Nataraj

Nataraj — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:35:50 +0000

Thanks for the interesting reads and care and attention that you put into the website and blogs. It was a pleasure to meet you recently in our 'Guru's home'. Please come again. Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram, Neyyar Dam, Kerala

By: Judy Pitchford

Judy Pitchford — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:51:00 +0000

Really great! Thanks Mayank.

By: Mayank

Mayank — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:03:41 +0000

Thanks Judy for your comment. Once awareness [Chetana] sets in about the role ego can play in our responses and interactions, one can start the process of 'controlling' it. It is a layered process that usually has 3 stages :

1. Hindsight awareness - post an incident one realises the unfavourable role the ego played and regrets it

2. Present awareness - as the event is unfolding the 'doer' realises the surfacing of the ego and mitigates it's effect

3. Conscious awareness - one is able to maintain a third party view [Viveka & Vairagaya] and react from a space not controlled by ego

Wish you many more moments of awareness....

By: Judy Pitchford

Judy Pitchford — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:27:16 +0000

Heaven knows yoga will make one humble! There are many positions which remind me of the many mistakes I have made in life by not paying attention to things (like my health). There are some which surprise me because I see the progress I have made, but as you have pointed out above, there comes the trap. The ego is a fascinating thing. It gives us confidence, but it also can cause our downfall.

Great post. Gave me a lot of food for thought. Thanks!