Part 5 – The Ego Self

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This Part has 10 questions. Take your time and be relaxed, and start to reflect on your ‘ego’.

We all have an ego. In fact, we cannot get by in life without one. Our sense of ego determines how much time we spend on ourselves, or on others, and why. And where is the right balance in all of this?

Your relationship with yourself is based intimately on your ego, and we have covered many aspects of the ego in the previous 4 parts of this program. Here in Part 5, we look at your perception of ‘you’ – the part of ‘you’ that forms an ego self that can either yearn to help others or focus entirely on itself. But why is that? What makes us selfless, selfish, self-centred or empathetic towards another. We will look at these questions through the exercises in this part of the program.

Our ego also fulfils roles in our everyday family and social life dynamics. Are you quiet or charismatic? Are you shy or needing attention? To know yourself is to understand your ego, and to understand how open you are to change and growth. Defining your own behavioural patterns is always a great exercise as it places your viewpoint of ‘who you are’ into an objective place where you can see what you offer your purpose of life, and take the opportunity to see how you can become more centred and balanced.

A genuine lack of ego is an inspiring way of life that will allow you to understand so much more about you and your life. So let’s look at how you can understand your ego, and find that balance.

Remember, after you have finished the questions and meditation experience, you can use the Reflection Diary in this program, or you might like to use a pen and notepad – it is entirely up to you.

Let’s begin.

Closing Meditation

Listen to this meditation after you have finished the questions to allow your mind, your thoughts and emotions to find a place of clarity and awareness. This meditation lasts around 10 minutes. Relax.

1. Read the recommendations before you begin!

2. Write the questions and answers in a Notebook or Personal Journal.

Or download the 7 Keys Activity Document (PDF).

You will use this document throughout this course for activities, personal reflections, dream symbology, questions & answers. Hint: hand-written Q&As will give you the best results (learn why soon!)