Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00112)

In a message dated 04/02/04 9:38:44 AM, stevestubbs@yahoo.com writes:

>--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Raghu K" <raghu_k@a...> wrote:
>
>> is it ego to expect people to be perfect ?
>
>>From a Buddhist perspective, rather than agonizing over ego, the 
>trick is to come to a full realization of its unreality.

But from a theosophical perspective, on this physical plane the ego is as 
real as we are, and rather than escape from thinking about it, we have to deal 
with it. 

In any event, it's not ego to expect people to be perfect, but ignorance of 
the fact that such expectations cannot be fulfilled. Its egoistic, however, to 
think that one is perfect themselves.