TYPES
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OF EGO
Ego not only means
showing what you don't
have, but also hiding what
you have. There are two
types of ego: active ego and
passive ego. Active ego is
showing what you have and
passive egois characterized
by these kinds of thoughts,
'Oh, what can I do, I am a
simple person, I cannot
achieve anything, and I
cannot do anything.' Hiding
oneself is an outcome of the
passive ego. An inferiority
complex is a manifestation
of the passive ego.
At least there is one positive point regarding the superiority complex. With a feeling of superiority, wherever one goes, one gets a big beating from society. But with inferiority complex, society does not attempt to correct you. It is a cunning way of hiding yourself from life.
You will not even know that you have a problem. A person who looks for name and fame, and a person who doesn't want name and fame are both egoistic. If you ask for name, you are egoistic. And if you don't, it shows passive ego. Whereas a person who lets things happen and a person who allows things to flow, lives in reality. Kṛṣṇa makes a comment, 'After all, who is going to know who you are? Why do you think you are a big person and your name is so great and that everybody knows your name? You think you are great, that is why you don't want name and fame. Nobody knows your name, relax.'
