I enjoyed reading your feedback. I am also having the same experience. There is so much that I would like to accomplish, which puts me often in the “future” mode. At the same time, there are constant reminders to be present. Writing is an activity that helps put me in the now, as well.

I’m happy that the post resonated well. I wish you every peace, love and light!

Namaste,
Evelyn

@Omar, it is definitely not easy to focus on the moment. We have already become so conditioned by habit to think about the past, worrying and fretting. We also tend to put up a lot of resistance in the here and now, that we are seldom present.

@Srinivos, I’m glad that you’ve managed to identify your ego at work and stopped yourself from sending the email. Thanks for adding my rss feed!

@Golda, it’s great that you resonated well with that line!

Very good, clear post…Thank you
I will need to read this one several times as a reminder

Spot on.

This is a great article.

This is a really thought-provoking post. As somebody who just finished an MBA program, ego is something I’ve seen and battle on a daily basis. I think that you are right that being aware is really the key. I’ve had incidents in the last few days where somebody said something I did wouldn’t work and it ended up working and I wanted to email them and throw it in their face, but then I realized, that’s my ego’s need to feel right and superior, but it wont’ do anything for me other than make me seem like a jerk. Great blog, just added to my RSS feed

Regardless, I really liked this post and I think it helped. Thanks!

@Victor, you bring presence as much as possible to your waking moments. As discussed in the comments, tools/techniques that can be useful in addressing ego issues: Enneagram, EFT, meditation, visualizing a little girl/boy (Nadia’s suggestion) and using feelings for guidance (Chris’s suggestion).

@Dragos, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your feedback!

@Davina, I feel the same way too: when my ego is acting up, I experience separation. I allow ego to take over, when I am unconscious. In the moment of awareness, when I am able to “see” my separation, my ego starts to dissolve.

@Barbara, I would love to watch the same video too. I have got Eckhart’s audios and they sure make a lot of sense to me. When I started to investigate what he said and to relate it to my meditation practice, I gain a lot of understanding. Ideas take a while to “marinate” but the process of investigation is definitely worth it! I have become a better observer and less judgmental of others and myself.

@Hilda, I find that it becomes exhausting when I expect high standards of myself. When I relax and ease up, I get less tensed about having to be on constant watch. It’s hard to be on constant watch in any case. For most of us, it’s also a gradual process of getting more conscious.