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Originally Posted by BlueElephant
Good point. The ego, when "purified" cleaned up, simplified, carries character and with that a kind of enjoyment of existence, temporary or eternal.
In many traditions / spiritual paths the ego is used to accomplish Realization ( need I explain what I mean by this term?). As written above it is for all paths.
What I mean here is that it is blatantly used, no need to necessarily curb it.
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The ego provides the ground under your feet, from which you can stand and see your own landscape. The rest depends on the ground the individual is standing on. It can enjoiy existence or curse it.
Realisation can't be accomplished withiut the ego, because it is the "Sense of I am" that has the Realisation. It was the ego that wanted to be Realised in the first place, because being Realised makes it a badass.