Ego gets a bad rap because it is the source of desire, and a large ego has large desire. There are 2 roads open to those who must deal with burning desire:
1 To dilute or even kill all desire through meditation and rigorous spiritual and religious practice. In this case, one must alter one's life so that all sensual thrills and material desires are renounced.
2 To go to the path of meditation and have a spiritual life but with the aim of managing the intensity of one's desire instead of renouncing it altogether.
Ken Wilber suggest that instead of renouncing, one must transcend, to use it in the service of the spirit.
Be aware, to engage the world with a great desire, to improve the lives of people is to have an ego the world will benefit from.
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