16 August 2014 - QA 6

The ego is not dissolving into love or humility. It exhibits its idiosyncratic character. How do I handle this situation?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

These are all words. Don’t try to dissolve your ego. If you find you have one, just keep it in your pocket. It’s okay to have an ego. Let it be there. You try to dissolve the ego and that is what the problem is. Don’t try to dissolve it. Don’t label yourself that ‘I am idiosyncratic.’ Throw these labels out. There are so many such phrases that the West have come up with which has really no deep meaning.
When you read these psychology books your mind reels even more. What I would say is the antidote for ego is being natural.
Just act like a fool for one day, and you will see, where is the ego?