This article is, I feel, rooted in misunderstanding and ignorance. There is no "War on Ego". The war is inside you. You alone can't sort it out and feel threatened by this attention to ego.
Tolle's teaching is very simple. Become aware of the space between your thoughts, the silence between the words spoken by the voice in your head. I think Steve does not really understands the basic premise behind Tolle's teaching.
Global Awareness idea is misguided at best and contradicts human nature. We are not bee-hive. We are individualist. We don't have to become more aware of global good, we have to be more aware of what is truly good for us. Communism failed for that reason, becouse it expected people to all do what is best for commune. Individualism is in our DNA.
The alignment with greater good also does not have any merit on success of your actions. What was Hitler aligned with to have such power? Success of your actions is based purely on demand. If what you are doing is needed by people it will succeed. Whether its aligned with "greater good" or not is irrelevant.
You can't/shouldn't get rid of your ego, the same way you should not cut your arm off. It is natural part of you. You are not using your arm 24x7, so your thinking mind shouldn't be chattering 24x7 either. Once we learn to use it, as a tool, and let it rest when you don't need it anymore the things will get much better.
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