by Mayra M

Created on: June 25, 2008

What is the ego? It is that part of you that identifies itself as you and believes that you are the most important person in the world. Its main purpose is survival and compelling the person to do what ever it takes to survive and succeed. And that is a good thing and I am thankful for this gift because without it I would not be able to be all that I can be or live for that matter.

However, my ego is not me and I am not my ego. I am consciousness because I have the ability to think and judge before I make decisions. My ability to think and rationalize is independent from my ego. In order to make the right decision I just have to think and learn to listen to my heart. There's no easy answer. I've got to set the intention and practice. If I put higher principles above all I can't go wrong. And I will miss the mark at times, but no big deal. I'm not expected to be perfect ever. I can't be. I'm imperfect by design. I'm human. So I can relax and do the best that I can with what I know.

As with everything in life, my ego also comes with a set a positive and negative emotions so that I am able to discern and choose what's is best for me and others. You see there aren't any mechanisms in place to control me. I really do have freedom of choice in the form of free will. However, this by no means implies that I am free to do what ever I want, because I am programmed for goodness and when I choose wrong I will suffer until I learn to conduct myself in accordance with my true nature. It is a process that we all are accountable for learning and putting into place if we want to experience true love and happiness. There is really no free lunch. After all earth is The School of Life. So my decisions will depend on the level of wisdom and maturity I possess. The more I go within for answers and the more I embrace my spirituality the more I learn to train my ego to work for me rather than against me, since my ego does not think or rationalize for me.

So when I feel the need to feel important, I tell my ego I much rather feel equal to everyone else because that feels better to me. When I feel like telling someone a thing or two and my ego makes me feel that I need to attack, I tell my ego that it's ok because that person really didn't mean what he or she said and their level of understanding is not there. If people knew how much they are hurting themselves when they hurt others, they would not do it. When I fall in love with something and my ego tells me that I must have it even

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