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What does it mean?
We should develop and then discard our egos because life ends for everyone, and death comes sooner for some than others.
In plain terms
Cultivate and then let go of ego, as life is finite.
What can you take from it?
Practice humility before death.

Where it applies

  • personal growth
  • spiritual practice

Putting it to work

  • meditation
  • self‑examination

Questions to consider

  • What does it mean to 'purge' ego?
  • How does this view shape daily behavior?

Another view

The advice assumes a universal belief in an afterlife.

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