How do you TAME your own ego?

Answer 1

Thinking of others first.

Answer 2

By learning to observe it. When you observe the ego it will behave. Once tamed, the ego becomes a tool that you as a Soul can use to reach out into the world. YOU are to lead your ego so that YOUR agenda manifests in life and not the ego's.

Answer 3

It's very difficult to tame your own ego. The good news is that you are aware of it, which is key to taming it. Most people with big egos are not aware of it, which makes it extremely difficult deal with.

You have to be aware of your behaviors all the time and think about whether you are acting humble or arrogant about the subject at hand. If you really are very good at something, which is usually the cause of a big ego, you may try to play down your expertise verbally and let your actions speak for themselves. People really respect a person who is very good at something and lets it show rather than letting it be said.

One thing to remember is that everyone around you knows something you don't or is better at something than you. For instance, Jeff Gordon can race NASCAR very well. He's one of the best drivers ever to hit the track. However, I doubt he could play a guitar as well as Eddie Van Halen. Eddie is one of the best guitar players to ever grace a stage. But I doubt he could throw a football like Joe Montana did. And so on...

A brief list of tips:
o Accept compliments gracefully, with genuine thanks.
o Don't brag about your strong points
o Don't be condescending to those who don't know as much as you or are not as good as you at something.
o Be selfless and use your abilities to help others. But don't push your expertise upon people. Let them ask you for help
o Remember that you are not the best thing to ever happen to humanity. ;-)
o Have an open mind and accept other people's input on issues you know a lot about. Consider it and be willing to change your point of view.

Answer 4

You can never tame your ego because ego is false hollow illusion.The ego is that which you have identified most .If we are always aware about the truth that everything we have identified with is nothing but our own projections and the truth is hidden in them our ego evaporates to its original state.

Answer 5

There are times when people gain an overstated sense of self-importance. This can lead to an ego problem. It can also lead to increased stress, in that self-important people frequently feel the world rests upon their shoulders.

I believe the solution to both these problems lies in an exercise in which one visualizes what would happen to the world if he were to die tomorrow. How would people be any different one hundred years from tomorrow? Would it make any difference that he had died?

The bottom line is that the world will go on without any one of us. We would be foolish not to recognize that we are a part of something larger than ourselves, and that the sun will rise and fall without our assistance.

I assure the readers of this statement that I suffer from no shortage of ego. I, however, realize that my ego is temporary and of little importance to the vast majority of people in the world. In the face of this recognition, my ego must assume the modest role it rightfully deserves.

Who we are to ourselves (the ego) is not nearly as important as how we affect others by our deeds and actions, nor is it as enduring as the principles we pass on to the generations of people who will live on this planet long after we die.

Answer 6

I don't believe that I have an ego, I have always tried to be humble in whatever it is I am doing, I always think of others first before me, so maybe that is why I say I do not have an Ego.

Answer 7

With a big whip and a chair and many prayers ! Ha ha

We probably can't tame our own egos; but we each and all have guardian angel invisible helpers who are able to set up conditions to restrain those with too big of an ego and to reinforce those with a too feeble ego. Both extremes are dangerous. ( I hate the PC fad lingo of saying "at risk" or "in harm's way" to replace the good word "danger". What's wrong with saying "danger" ?)

The ideal ego (the personality you -- I am, absolute and unchanging) is to be well-centered as an "I am of I AM; and in I AM, I Am; and so are You, too, and EQUALLY !" Our loving Father God of Personality Presence wants you and me to freely state to Him: "It is my will that Your perfect will be done by me." He does not want you to be negative and passive will of "Not my will, but Your perfect will be done." (without me involved)

Continuing, rugged life experiences in our universe here, as in a big "Cosmic Rock Tumbler", will slowly and surely knock off the very rough edges of each rough gem human , and will continue to grind and polish each of us into a perfect ellipsoid, shining gem that we are destined to Be in I AM !

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Answer 8

Hi Rena, The only way i can tame my ego, is to become humble in the lords teachings, and to stop being selfish, it is very important to put others first.

Answer 9

The Spiritual Law of Karma says to practice conscious choice making. When you make a choice ask your heart is this the best choice for me and those around me. If it feels right go ahead and make the choice, if something doesn't feel right, ask yourself what are the consequences. Instead of the automatic reaction of our ego, we can learn to control the outcome of our actions.

Answer 10

I tame my own ego by having honest friends who express their disdain in me when I get "too big for my britches."

Answer 11

Admittedly, my ego can get pretty inflated at times. The thing that has helped me the most is a copy of the poem "Desiderata" by Max Ehrmann that someone gave me a long time ago. I keep it hanging where I can see it at all times...it helps me to keep things in perspective.

http://hobbes.ncsa.uiuc.edu/desiderata.html