Buddhist Stories: The Story of Ananda, the Names of Hells, and the Praise of the Buddha, Part 9 of 11 Aug. 10, 2015

When you know if it’s your ego raising its head up, then you ignore it; you say, “No, that’s not right.” Then you change to what you think is right. And swallow your pride; if you know you’re wrong, just apologize. If you know it’s not the correct way, then try to do the correct one again. Always try, be vigilant. That’s all we can do. Because the ego is born with us so that we make trouble, so that we go into the wrong way so that we mess up our life. That’s the purposeㅡdelusion, delusion ego. You just don’t have ego and mistakes. You have also good things with you. You have the Five Precepts, you eat vegetarian (vegan), you meditate. Maybe ego is just one little part. Try to subdue it or ignore it. It’s a difficult question, difficult to do this. Even the Fifth Level Saint, if you reach the Fifth Level of spiritual consciousness, you still have 1% ego. It’s just a driving motion, a driving force so that we continue to live in this life. After you reach it, you can do with ego or not ego, can keep it or not.