Always remember that no matter how much you know there's always someone who knows more. That even masters are students. But maybe the best way to avoid a spiritual ego, is to stop the longing for more. Knowledge is good, but perhaps it is best to not try to learn everything. The more you know, the more confident you are, the greater your chances of developing an ego.
~ Well, you could give up the ego completely & just die. Or you could realize that the
ego is here to learn what it couldn't without physicality.....
Ego.... I feel holds many meanings,confidence in self, vanity, arrogance, m
anipulation of sorts...The only association I would attempt to make between ego and spirituality would be confidence in ones path but not egoistical enough to know one needs to follow ones heart/path...
...I do it by continuously being aware of what I am doing. By paying attention to what I am doing. Examining what is at the core of what I do now. By Doing what I am doing. By questioning..by doubting...by keeping my mind open and not falling into definitions or fixed belief systems. I like the idea of viewing others as enlightened. It eliminates the immediate judgment to whether what they do is evil or good.
It creates a humility that enables me to watch and watch only. ...
....I think that ego and spirituality are two opposing concepts.
Ego allows us to define ourselves as an individual entity whereas spirituality allows us to become one (undifferentiated)with all else.....My ego deals with physical reality, my spirituality deals with my inner essence. Peace & Love!
...teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has Buddha saying, "A person in the path must keep a humble, open heart, acknowledging that his understanding is incomplete." ...."Imagine that
every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right thing to help you learn perfect patience, perferct wisdom, perfect compassion."....
The best way I know is to have compassion. Mother Theresa is an excellent example. The ego wants. Compassion serves.