Using the Ego to Go Beyond the Ego

Mooladhara chakra is located at the perineum (males) or cervix (females). Mooladhara is at the root of the chakra system and its influences are at the root of our whole physical existence.
For more details on the Mooladhara Chakra refer to the article ' The Chakras - Keys to a quantum leap in human evolution'

There are many paradoxes in Yoga and in Spiritual life. One of them is that whilst the main aim of Yoga is to see beyond the ego, all practice starts with the ego. All Yogic practice, no matter how subtle, is done by the ego. How can working with the limited ego help us reach that which lies beyond the ego?

There are various answers, but the main ingredient is the attitude of non-expectation. By doing practice for its own sake, without expectation, one opens up to the non-ego realms.

If we expect, then immediately we are defining possible experience within the framework of the ego and its projections. Therefore, as much as is possible, there should be an attitude of child-like simplicity where one is open to the unknown. Then, and only then, can Yoga help to reveal the hidden treasures which lie within each of us ... but beyond the confinements of the ego.