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greybeard · 02-13-2010, 01:25 PM

Thanks Frank.
Thats it be happy, as you said.

In UK the the feeling of many is that material things bring happiness.
Enough is never enough though.
Success is measured in the size of the car, the house, the type of credit card.
So important to be a "Big" man!!!

So how come on one of the many surveys the people of Bangladesh ( one of the materially poorest) came top of the happy league while USA and UK materially wealthy were much further down the scale?
Could it be that being grateful for what one has is a key factor?

The ego is never happy for long, it cant stay in the Now its by nature restless, acquisitive and inquisitive.
It wants to have a measure of success, a bench mark so it can judge how successful it is. It has to know as its so insecure.
Even if it is successful there is now a great fear of loss so there is a drive for more and more.
Chris
Ps if you are a new reader to the thread can I suggest that you read some of the other pages and please contribute.

02-13-2010, 01:25 PM	#424
greybeard Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Inverness Scotland Posts: 924	Re: The ego what is it? How to transcend? Thanks Frank. Thats it be happy, as you said. In UK the the feeling of many is that material things bring happiness. Enough is never enough though. Success is measured in the size of the car, the house, the type of credit card. So important to be a "Big" man!!! So how come on one of the many surveys the people of Bangladesh ( one of the materially poorest) came top of the happy league while USA and UK materially wealthy were much further down the scale? Could it be that being grateful for what one has is a key factor? The ego is never happy for long, it cant stay in the Now its by nature restless, acquisitive and inquisitive. It wants to have a measure of success, a bench mark so it can judge how successful it is. It has to know as its so insecure. Even if it is successful there is now a great fear of loss so there is a drive for more and more. Chris Ps if you are a new reader to the thread can I suggest that you read some of the other pages and please contribute.