So far we have studied about ego, its origin, its effects, losses incurred due to it, types of ego, spiritually evolved people and ego, etc. From the Issue 222, we have started discussing various ways to reduce ego through spiritual practice. In this Issue, we will continue that discussion.

    The important components of spiritual practice to reduce ego are:

	Service
	Sacrifice
	Spiritual love without expectation (priti)
	Repetition (chanting*) of The Lord’s Name

     In the last Issue 223 we studied some points about service. In this issue we will discuss about sacrifice and spiritual love.

    In the last Issue we discussed about sacrifice and spiritual love. In this Issue we will study how chanting* helps to decrease ego.

Chanting of The Lord’s Name:
    “When one is adopted by someone, one has to forget one’s former name and change to the new one to inherit his property. Similarly to acquire The Lord’s grace, one has to forget ego and one’s own name (identity), and repeat (chant) His Name. The Lord’s Name is the means to forget one’s state of ego. A seeker should get engrossed in repeating (chanting) The Lord’s Name, forgetting oneself, should blend with The Name.”