ME and My Ego – The Journey from Individuality to Divinity
Every human being consists of two distinct principles: Me and Ego. Understanding the difference between these two is one of the greatest steps toward spiritual awakening and liberation.
What is "Me"?
Me is not the body, the mind, the intellect, or the personality.
Me is a subtle Divine energy that has descended from the Supreme Divinity. It is a tiny spark of the Infinite Divine, just as a ray belongs to the sun or a drop belongs to the ocean. By its very nature, Me is pure, peaceful, innocent, and free from all human qualities. In Chivality, this original state is called Chivam—the state beyond all qualities (Nirguna).
Me has no desires, expectations, fear, hatred, jealousy, pride, or suffering. It neither claims ownership nor seeks recognition. It simply exists as pure consciousness.
What is Ego?
The Ego is not Me. It is a protective identity that develops around Me after birth in order to function in the material world.
Initially, this identity helps maintain individual existence. However, as life progresses, the Ego becomes deeply influenced by desires, attachments, fears, emotions, and countless negative tendencies. Gradually, instead of protecting Me, it imprisons Me.
The Ego creates the illusion:
- "I am this body."
- "I am this mind."
- "I am the doer."
- "I am the owner."
- "Everything belongs to me."
Thus, the Ego becomes the greatest obstacle between Me and the Divine.
How the Ego Gains Strength
The Ego derives its strength from negativity.
Every desire strengthens it.
Every attachment strengthens it.
Every fear strengthens it.
Every expectation strengthens it.
Every emotion based on duality strengthens it.
Every act of pride, jealousy, anger, greed, possessiveness, or selfishness feeds the Ego with negative energy.
The stronger the negativity, the stronger the Ego becomes. This strengthened Ego is what may be called the Negative Ego.
Who Controls Human Life?
Although Me is the source of life, it is usually not the one directing human behaviour.
Instead of allowing Me to function through a pure mind and a pure intellect, the Negative Ego takes control.
The Ego makes use of:
- the negative mind,
- the corrupted intellect,
- and the physical body
to fulfil its own desires and ambitions.
After every action, the Ego proudly declares:
"I did this."
"I achieved this."
"This belongs to me."
In reality, the body performs the action, the intellect makes decisions, energy comes from Me, and the universal power behind everything is the Divinity.
Without Me, neither the body, the mind, the intellect, nor the Ego can function even for a single moment.
Who Really Suffers?
People generally say, "I am suffering."
Spiritually speaking, this is not completely true.
Me never suffers.
Me is pure Divine energy.
Pain belongs to the Ego.
The Ego experiences insult.
The Ego experiences failure.
The Ego experiences fear.
The Ego experiences attachment.
The Ego experiences disappointment.
The Ego experiences pleasure and pain.
The Ego alone lives within the world of duality.
Me remains untouched, just as the sky remains untouched by the clouds passing through it.
Me Has No Ownership
Me performs every action through the body, mind, and intellect, yet never claims ownership.
Me knows that everything belongs to the Divine.
Just as a child does not claim ownership over the actions of its mother, Me never claims ownership over the Divine's creation.
Me is only a tiny spark of the Infinite Divine.
The complete knowledge and operation of the universe belong only to the Supreme Divinity.
Therefore, Me lives in surrender rather than ownership.
The Role of the Guru
Liberation is not achieved merely by acquiring spiritual knowledge.
Knowledge can sharpen the intellect, but it cannot dissolve the Ego.
The Ego is far more subtle than intellectual understanding.
Therefore, sincere seekers who long for true freedom naturally search for a realised Guru.
The Guru's greatest work is not merely teaching philosophy.
His real work is gradually reducing the disciple's Ego.
Through discipline, surrender, Divine transmission, and continuous spiritual practice, the Guru slowly weakens the Negative Ego.
As the Ego dissolves, Me begins to shine more clearly.
Eventually, the disciple discovers that what remained hidden all along was the Divine itself.
The Guru does not create Divinity.
He simply removes the barrier that separates Me from the Divinity.
Negative Ego and Positive Ego
Not every form of Ego is harmful.
The Negative Ego is built upon ignorance, desires, attachments, fear, selfishness, pride, and the sense of ownership. It separates Me from the Divine and keeps the individual bound to the cycle of suffering.
The Positive Ego, on the other hand, is a functional identity that allows Me to live responsibly in the world. It works with a purified mind, a purified intellect, and a disciplined body. It performs necessary duties without excessive attachment or selfishness.
As long as Me remains within the physical body, this functional Ego is required for practical living.
However, after liberation—when Me leaves the body and merges with the Infinite Divinity—even this Positive Ego is no longer necessary.
The Goal of Spiritual Life
The purpose of spirituality is not to destroy the individual but to dissolve the Negative Ego.
When the Negative Ego disappears:
The mind becomes pure.
The intellect becomes clear.
The body becomes an instrument of the Divine.
Me regains its original nature.
Finally, Me recognises its oneness with the Infinite Divinity.
This is liberation.
This is freedom.
This is Chivam—the state beyond Ego, beyond duality, beyond suffering, and beyond individuality.
When Ego disappears, only the Divine remains.This presentation distinguishes Me, Negative Ego, and Positive Ego, and explains how the Guru helps dissolve the negative ego so that the original Divine nature (Chivam) can be realised. It also emphasizes that liberation is not merely intellectual knowledge, but the dissolution of the ego that obscures the Divine.
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