Ego And Goals, Together Or Not?

[ranzo1]

Leo is it hard to have no ego,and be successful like you,you are egoist, because, you have big goals and it is egotistic in some kinda a way, if you have no ego,why bother anyway,just enjoy life like it is...,this is frustrating for me, i feel so alive when i have some purpose,amazing, but after some time it burns away and go back to normal me,have you guys any advice,or comments  about this one,and i hope that i was clear? Also ,this video is interesting:  

 

[vizual]

You generally don't do goals when you are enlightened, but you can still do and enjoy things. And because you are fully present and aware, an enlightened man can easily become a master in anything he takes a liking for. There are no more BS ego chatter which is holding you back in doing the things you like to do.

Even if you are a master in, like say pottery or knitting, I would say that is a successful man. Mastery in any field is always rewarded by society's standards. True mastery is scarce, in any field.

[ranzo1]

@visual Thanks for answer, maybe the key is balance,do meditation and be thankful for life and nature, and use that like healing for your battle in life,to achive your passion and dreams, but you said that "You generally don't do goals when you are enlightened",how can i have that extra motivation to push my limits harder,in some point, sometimes you don't like what you are doing,but you love it,and you have that "dirty" job to do,and i think that you need goals for that purpose, in nature of a human is to compete ,to be tested,even enlightment is some kind of goal,but i know just a little about it...even Leo talks about how important are goals, and to write it down,always have some to push yourself,but if you dont have any,you are like fly without head,dont know in which direction to go...

[JevinR]

Yes, Ego is productive

VALHALLA THIRST FOR YOUR BLOOD

Leo Gura - Egomaniac

Edited February 18, 2016 by JevinR
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[vizual]

On 16-2-2016 at 9:53 PM, ranzo1 said:

@visual Thanks for answer, maybe the key is balance,do meditation and be thankful for life and nature, and use that like healing for your battle in life,to achive your passion and dreams, but you said that "You generally don't do goals when you are enlightened",how can i have that extra motivation to push my limits harder,in some point, sometimes you don't like what you are doing,but you love it,and you have that "dirty" job to do,and i think that you need goals for that purpose, in nature of a human is to compete ,to be tested,even enlightment is some kind of goal,but i know just a little about it...even Leo talks about how important are goals, and to write it down,always have some to push yourself,but if you dont have any,you are like fly without head,dont know in which direction to go...

If you have an inspired goal there are no "dirty jobs" you hate doing. If you feel you going after your goals is a drag you should ask yourself the question first if your goal is worth going after. If you honestly think it is you should become more mindful about what it is in you that is judging certain activiteit as dirty/boring/a chore/whatever. If you have an inspired goal the only thing holding you back is your ego which wants to lay on the couch and watch netflix with a bag of cheetos. That ego is there in the moment when you have to do the "chore". When you can become aware of that ego it can disappear since it is not real, it is just something you are creating and distracting you from the thing you really want to create.

The more you can let go of the ego(fear-based thought), the less "pushing" you have to do to create the things you want to create.

 

[Ben Landrail]

First, clarify the definition of the ego, then learn about its function and structure, then ask your question again. What the guy in the video is saying makes sense. Some of the responses here don't.