Ego, 2009
In psychoanalysis, Ego is the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behaviour, and is most in touch with external reality. It is custom developed for each one of us individuals, as it feeds on the data it receives from the environment it grows in! All our actions and reactions are triggered by this ego! Ego is also an identification of the self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves. Ego can also be an appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem. But, when this understanding of the self or the pride goes out of realistic bounds of human nature and becomes an exaggerated sense of self-importance it turns to conceit. The question is ‘How much is that much?’ When can we judge that the boundaries have been breached between self-esteem and conceit? In spirituality, the ego has been always the villain. As the 14th Dalai Lama said “The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion.” So, Ego stands in the way of love, friendship, kindness and compassion; things that the soul craves. There is an ancient proverb, “It is the nature of the ego to take, and the nature of the spirit to share.” It is ultimately up to us to decide whom we feed, the ego or the spirit!
The Original painting is SOLD, part of a private collection.
Title: Ego (Watercolor and pen drawing on handmade paper, 2009)
Ego - Details
Ego - Details
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