Ego - Friend or Foe? - Ananda Washington

Ego – Friend or Foe?

The Invisible Man!

We are taught to overcome the ego: does that mean we should aspire to be a wishy-washy wimp? Hardly! Saints have power, courage, energy, creativity, and an indomitable will. And yes, also great wisdom and compassion. As our soul’s identity expands beyond the ego (and the body), our consciousness moves towards Infinity? What could be greater than Infinity?

“I killed Yogananda long ago. No one dwells in this body but God.” A bold statement, certainly, but one worthy of serious consideration. “To go boldly where few dare to go” requires a burst of energy which, like a space ship using the gravitational forces of a distant planet to continue its journey onward, is offered to us through the magnetic influence and divine grace of the avatar. “What is this life flowing through my veins?”

Nayaswami Hriman McGilloway