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Treat Your Ego as You Would a Toddler Having a Meltdown

Treat Your Ego as You Would a Toddler Having a Meltdown

Don’t give in!

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David Gerken
Apr 24, 2025
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Here we go again. Back to the ego well.

Why do I keep coming back for more? Because I’ve learned in my study of the spiritual path these past many years that, one way or the other, it’s all about the ego.

We all have this beautiful, God-like, conscious being inside us that has precious little influence over our lives for one reason: It gets shrouded by the ego.

And this is not some new-ish discovery. The Tao te Ching, written 2,500 years ago, mentions several times the importance of stepping away from the mind (AKA the ego) to become in harmony with the Tao.

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