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This article explores the true meaning of the word "ego" and the common confusion that equates it with vanity or pride. Through an etymological and spiritual lens, it distinguishes the ego — a natural and necessary function of incarnation — from the false...
Spirituality does not consist merely in abandoning certain material desires or adopting new beliefs. The mind can also appropriate the spiritual quest itself and transform the search for truth into a new identity. This is what some traditions have sometimes...
Summary: The distinction between ego and false ego is essential to understanding inner life. The ego allows the soul (purusha) to recognize itself as an individual. The false ego, or vanity, arises from identification with the mind (citta), the body,...
It can happen that one feels torn, divided between the body, the mind, and something deeper. This division is not an error, but it becomes a source of confusion when it is not understood. By accumulating concepts and knowledge, one sometimes moves away...
Obedience is often perceived as a constraint, a humiliation, and a weakness. Yet, in spirituality, it is a free and conscious act. It is not submission, but an engagement grounded in understanding. On a spiritual path, the real obstacle is not the rule,...
Vanity and pride are not merely character flaws, but manifestations of the false ego, this confusion that makes the mind seem like the self. Nourished by ignorance (avidya), they distort perception, cloud discernment, and move us away from the simplicity...