¿CÓMO AFRONTAR LAS REACCIONES DE NUESTRO EGO? | Ramiro Calle

According to Ramiro Calle, all Eastern paths to self-realization emphasize the need to weaken the ego and, likewise, to guide it in a positive, constructive, and cooperative direction. The ego is a powerful force and can take a self-centered and destructive path or a generous and constructive one. It is like a double-edged sword. But the ego is like an exceptional magician or prestidigitator who deceives us time and again with its tricks. It is not easy to unmask, because it even has a special knack for playing at humility and simplicity, using them as a mask that also conceals an excessive ego. From the dark side of the ego arise selfishness, arrogance, overbearingness, vanity, the tendency to boast, and the petty feeling of superiority, often fueled by a pronounced narcissism that prevents the person from seeing the needs of others and, therefore, from being able to attend to them. From the bright side of the ego arise generosity, solidarity, a willingness to cooperate, and compassion. In any case, the ego must always be viewed with suspicion, for it is a great deceiver. It tends to manipulate, possess, hoard, dominate, and impose itself. From its dark side spring rancor, hatred, the desire for revenge, and resentment. Nothing beautiful can flourish in the shadow of an exacerbated ego. But how or why does the dense and suffocating bureaucracy of the ego take shape? It has been said that the ego is like a label stuck to nowhere, and yet we are its victims, and it has an astonishing capacity to deceive, confuse, and obsess us. Without ego, we would be invulnerable; the ego makes us feel aggrieved, offended, and inconsiderate very often, and it weakens and psychologically fractures us. According to his teacher Muktananda: "With ego, you cannot be happy; without ego, you begin to be happy." But the ego is identification with the body, name, nationality, sex, one's own needs or desires, fears, attachment, and greed. The uncontrolled ego obscures and causes unhappiness. It gives rise to false self-love, excessive pride, vanity, arrogance, envy, and jealousy. The term "egocentrism" is very telling: being centered on the ego. And it can become a real illness, certainly very widespread in our society. We must remain vigilant to watch for egocentric reactions and try to master them. The ego must remain under suspicion. From these reactions, we can learn a lot about ourselves and also learn to weaken them. Antidotes to the ego are lucidity, true self-knowledge, a clear perception of our finitude, compassion, equanimity, and assiduous meditation. Enjoy the interview. Thank you for subscribing. #ramirocalle #ego #selfknowledge #yoga #yogalife #meditation #teachings #consciousness #spirituality #interview #selfrealization #lucidity #compassion