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The Ego Equation

 After quiet a bit of searching and seeking , I recently zeroed in (I hope !!!)  on the purpose of my life :

My purpose :  is to GIVE

Give My Time, Energy, Skills ,Talent and Knowledge for the benefit of others;

Buddha said: Give everyday, If not for other reason, than for the sake of Giving, to ensure your Karmic Ledger has lesser redlines of Debt!

Easwaran tells us this : 

"I don't compete with anybody. I try to complete everybody. 

I try to help everybody around me to complete each other"  

Eknath Easwaran : in his Little Book : “The Purpose of Work” talks about the above in Details as below:

“If you engage in the selfless work , without even a Thank You! you reduce your size of your Ego; So Focus on the Gratitude, Graciousness and Generosity (3Gs) ; On other hand , if you solely engage in the work for Pride, Profit, Pleasure, Position, Prestige, Primacy and Power (7Ps) , you end up bloating up your Ego”

So this leads to the Ego Equation of Life : that I formulated: 

                                                        Your Ego  =     7Ps

                                                                                3Gs ; 

ie., Your Ego is a ratio of 7Ps and 3Gs; 

Most of us will have private motive …nothing wrong about…but while doing so…still keep the 7Ps small and also  Keep engaging in the selfless work – the public motive- to reduce the size of your ego : the only barrier between Us and the Unity of Life