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My teacher often tells us to give up trying to be 'spiritual', particularly in meditation when we're sitting in classic padmasana/lotus. She reminds us we don't need candles, incense or music to connect with ourselves. It was good for me to be reminded of this and I wanted to share it with you all. It's such a classical yoga pose and often when I go into it I think if I'm being honest, I can be a bit 'yogic' (do you know what I mean?) in this sit, without meaning to. It just feels so great and really completes my practice.

Yoga is such a great journey isn't it, it makes you reflect on what you do and analyse why you do it. Phew, it blows my mind sometimes.

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Nice BL, good honesty and I know exactly what you mean. It's important to become more aware of what's going on inside and sort of catch yourself when you're going into more ego stuff. We all do this (well I know I do), and you're right, when your aware of it, well that's half the battle I think.

Well done for catching yourself here. When the ego comes into our practice (and we are human after all), you need to try and become aware of it. If your teacher is helping to bring that up for you, then great they are clearly doing a good job!

So my question is, what did you do to change it?

Well I guess I felt a bit like a big finger had been pointed at me!!! She was talking out into the room, so who knows who else it affected. I know it had an impact on me. I promised myself I'd try not to be so egotistical next time!!!

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hi Bendy. I wouldn't wish to perplex you further but, are you sure it's not your ego that's making that promise? Heheh. Ego works in mysterious ways.

Give her a break! BL I find it hard sometimes to know if it's my ego, or just good plain old common sense speaking. We can be sooooo PC, and I'm against that. You know it in your heart - nuff said.

Well maybe, it's an interesting point. So what would you have done if you were me? (not that YOU would be like this of course!!)

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I dont think one can loose their ego. It is a state of mind. Through awareness the ego no longer 'takes over', it becomes something that is!

Do you mean that the ego is always there and we can't do anything about it but we can tune it down a bit so it doesn't take over? That makes me feel a bit sad actually. I'd like to think that by doing yoga and other things like that that you start to become less ego centric and more accepting and open. When you say it becomes something that is, what does that mean?