As long as there is an ego,
there are demons.
When there is no more ego,
there are no more demons either!
- Machig Labdrön
The chief demon is not Mara;
The chief demon is your ego.
- Stonepeace
You may think that gods are the one’s who give you benefits,
and demons cause damage;
but it may be the other way round.
Those who cause [...]

Many staff quit organisations with Big Boss Syndromes (BBS), which is the ‘I’m always right’ attitude – while the Big Bosses are unaware that they quit precisely because of their huge egos. Due to BBS, staff don’t dare to feedback honestly to their Big Bosses, because they know that they don’t [...]

In ‘Batman: Gotham After Midnight’ by Steve Niles and Kelley Jones, Batman says this to Comissioner Gordon, ‘This is the second time she [a police officer] took credit for my work. I don’t like it. You know how important it is for criminals to know that it’s me taking them down.‘ Sounds like an [...]

A Tit for a Tat (60)
Tit: Why must you always have the last word?
Tat: I don’t always have to have it.
Tit: But I see that happening most of the time when we debate.
Tat: It was just the truth getting its final say. The truth must triumph!
Tit: Really? Not your ego?
Tat: Nope – and that’s [...]

History: He was in inter-organisational committee a few years ago, that was an umbrella body for several organisations. He was from a certain federation. Due to some differences with it, he formed another association. As the representative for the community that both that federation and his association were part of, he had the power to [...]

Pic: Which is scarier – a grinning Cheshire Cat or a scowling one?
I saw two stationary stray cats gazing silently but intently at each other, at about five metres apart. As I wondered what was going on in their minds, it struck me that they might also be wondering what the other was wondering about. [...]

Fai: My casual observation: both ‘practice’ and ’studies’ seems to work well as means for ego inflation. I have met both ’serious meditators/ practitioners’ as well as Buddhist scholars who have very big egos and think the world of themselves. 
Me: [Thoughts upon reading the above] When anyone considers oneself a ’serious scholar’ or a ’serious [...]