One will realise the futility of man’s ‘I’ness, that is of ego from the quote by Saint Dnyaneshvar which states, ‘He who says I have attained it, knows nothing’. Ego is a major obstacle in the path of man’s worldly and spiritual happiness. Since the seed of ego is present at the very birth of man, ego is invariably present in everyone be it young or old, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, etc., to a lesser or greater extent.

    Ego is akin to the weeds in a field. Until the weeds are uprooted totally, one cannot cultivate a good crop. The weeds have to be trimmed constantly. Similarly, it is not possible to acquire The Lord’s grace without complete dissolution of one’s ego. Ego is so deeply ingrained in man that though the very objective of spiritual practice is dissolution of ego, yet it is not easy to eliminate it fast even while undertaking spiritual practice. Hence rather than thinking that ego will be dissolved automatically by undertaking spiritual practice, one should make conscious efforts towards destroying the ego.

    Along with theoretical information on definition of ego, its types, origin of ego, its dissolution, etc., this holy text provides information on reasons for development of ego, the losses incurred due to ego and importance of dissolution of ego, average proportion of development of ego in a seeker as per the spiritual level, the average duration required for dissolution of ego according to various paths of Spirituality, etc. This holy text also enlists different components of spiritual practice required for reducing ego and the easy methods which can be adopted according to various paths of spiritual practice for the same. Efforts undertaken by some seekers for destroying ego and their spiritual experiences are also included in this holy text.