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How to Lose the Ego | Thus Spake Babaji No.66
In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Shri Babaji
English - February 17, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsReligion & Spirituality Health & Fitness Mental Health meditation spirituality yogi self-realization shivabalayogi babaji Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Babaji answers questions on the ego
Thus Spake Babaji - online Q&A, No. 66 - A themed Q&A recorded on 6 November 2021, with worldwide participants.
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Why is ego the basic problem?
2:32 Where does this ego come from?
4:32 Why does losing the ego have to be so painful?
9:10 Surrendering the ego
10:32 How important is acceptance?
17:17 When the ego trips us up, how can we get over this?
20:53 Is there a difference between being egotistical and having self confidence?
21:49 If we lose the ego do we lose the identity of friends and family?
23:56 Doing everything as a duty
24:59 When criticised unfairly by someone is it wrong to be annoyed by that person?
27:49 How did Swamiji train Babaji to lose the ego?
30:36 After Realization is there still some form of ego left?
32:17 When trying to see a larger cause is there a danger in becoming egotistical in doing so?
35:32 To remove your ego does the master work directly or through other people?
38:26 Taking difficulties as training
40:47 Is it necessary for a Guru to humiliate the seeker?
43:31 Is it a state of mind when authorizing the Guru to remove the ego?
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