NINE-POINT

EGO-BUSTING FRAME-WORK

By

Bhaavin Shah
1. Which childhood wounds and their associated emotions are keeping your 'sense
of self' alive?
(eg. Being bullied, ignored, imposed upon, betrayed, overprotected, ridiculed etc)
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2. Do you see that the same wounding is getting re-affirmed again and again in life?
Are you committed to do the work to dissolve it?
(eg. If you felt bullied, you continue to feel bullied till date)
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3. Identifications are Fuel #1 for the Ego.

Which roles of yours do you derive a strong sense of identity from?
Are you ok with softening them?

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4. Rigid Expectations are Fuel #2 for the Ego.

Which demands do you have from the people around you that back-fire upon you?
Are you ok with softening them?

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5. Which Compulsive Ambitions do you operate from?

Are you ok with softening them?

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 6. Which areas are you picky and perfectionist about in life?
Are you okay with softening them?

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7. Likes/Dislikes are Fuel #3 for the Ego.

What are your strong likes/dislikes in life?
Are you ok with softening them too?

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8. Negative Emotions is the culmination of all these tendencies.

Are you committed to Contain your Emotions?

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9. Are you committed to practise the techniques you have learnt today at least once
every day?

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In a nut-shell,
Are you committed to beat your ego and re-establish peace by staying above Strong
Identifications, Rigid Expectations, Compulsive Ambitions, Meaningless Perfectionism,
Opinionated likes/dislikes and Negative Emotions?
If yes, write 'I COMMIT, I COMMIT, I COMMIT'

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