How can ego be annihiliated?

Answer 1

One way would be to put others before ones self, instead of being self-centered. Also, it is possible to humble ones self, and it is wise to do so.

Answer 2

A person who is wise and spiritual has been able to annihilate his/her ego. Ego is one of the biggest hurdles to spiritual growth of a person. Some people are born wise while circumstances or the influence of a spiritually realised person make some others wise, making them realise that they are nothing and all their achievements, wealth, fame,well being etc. can come to a nought despite their best efforts.

I have been through tough times and now deep in my heart I know that the Supreme Power/ the Divine Being is everything. What ego can I have when I know that I did not even have enough authority or power on my own health to be able to control the movements of my body when I started suffering from rheumatism. When I prayed with total devotion, the all merciful God gradually has been showing me the way to health and happiness. In my case Sri Sri Ravishankarji's Art of Living Kriya has helped me to evolve into a better and happier person.

For every person it is an individual struggle, but meditation, listening to enlightened people, reading , introspection are some of the paths to achieving humility and conquering the ego.

Answer 3

I don't know about annihilating it, but I can keep it in check. When I am aware of my good points, and my bad. Work on my defects of character, and be grateful for what I have to offer others and myself that which is good, I can stay humble. However, I am not always able to do this. Usually my ego is down more than it should be, my spirit has been broken, and I need a healthy ego.
Peace

Answer 4

Most people believe they ARE their learned identity - sad, smart, lonely, happy, lucky, unlucky on and on and on. We're taught (psychology mostly) that the limited experiences and attitudes of others that combine to convince us WHO we are is all there is and that one's ego needs to be 'adjusted' to perform better in relationships (or whatever we're having trouble with) to achieve more balance or peak performance.

But, the ego is only a limited identity acting on it's programmed beliefs about self and the world. This happens mostly when the child is at the mercy of the reptilian and old mammalian (survival and emotional reactions) brain, before the massive thinking brain has developed to reflect on what is happening - that feels threatening or good.

Even if we've been coddled and protected and respected, we will have developed unhealthy subconscious ego beliefs that will control and inhibit our accurate perception as adults. None of us are free of this influence because our physical mind/body system is genetically geared for 'defensive' survival. That is all the ego is. Beliefs that originally worked on the child's behalf; i.e. people can't be trusted because they abuse me, in adulthood remain just as powerful in causing us to misperceive and perhaps push people away. This would be of NO CONSEQUENCE - as others above are trying to convince you - if it weren't for the fact that reality is responsive to consciousness. You not only misperceive what is happening to you, you create/cause experiences that you BELIEVE in. Accuracy is irrelevant to the ego.

Don't let anyone convince you that you must just make peace with it. Despite the fact that the ego is extremely complex and subtle, it is not very hard to spot addictive compulsions as a negative aspect of the programmed ego identity. But it can be challenging to give up a belief - like being "good" - that is supported by others in reality while it may be based in conforming to other's demands when you were little.

Notice how you feel ABOUT your experience of reality. It mirrors either your authentic (observing) Self or an imprinted ego belief at the subconscious. If it is recurrent and painful, ask "What would I have to believe about myself and others to be experiencing this pattern?" Trace the belief back to its origin and reframe it in the light of reason (what is true) and consciously desire that the situation in reality resolve itself to conform with what you have discovered you truly want.

Answer 5

Ego can be annihilated by two steps .

1) We need to examine ourselves as jack says . Understand the sinful state that we are in and know that we have allowed ourselves to be enslaved by it.

2) This realisation will draw us closer to knowing our self and help us surrendering oneself completely to God and stop from judging other people even if they make a mistake and praying for them when we are hurt by them

Answer 6

Ego is a good thing. People just use it for bad intentions. IT gives us drive and confidence. And if we use it to do right, then we're in good standing. But if not, then life can go wrong. IF u don't want ego, choose not to listen to it. Ignore it, and go with another part of the human psyche.

Answer 7

I don't think the Ego can be annihilated because it is part of who we are, but I think it can be tamed if we can learn to think through our Higher Selves rather than just give in to what we want in the here and now. The Ego is childlike in its wants and needs but on a higher level we know that we already have all that we need. IMHO

Answer 8

Ego can be reduced or minimized to a certain level through some subtle techniques but cannot be annihilated . The existence and all the activities of human being will be endangered without it .
for these subtle tech. u may contact me if you are really eager to learn.

Answer 9

You visit an advanced country, a rich person. You start feeling we are worms in front of them. Ego disappears. All frogs in the wells have ego and false prestige.

Answer 10

It can't, not at least while you are still here. Ego is actually part of our equipment for functioning here. But we can learn to become it's master rather than a slave to it. I know one thing for sure, you will not beat it or tame it by fighting it, it feeds off the attention. The only way is to finally throw down your weapons & get off the battlefield.

Answer 11

Dear Anil.

By real Introspection...constant Introspection.

You can then annihilate Ego surely.