Om Swami
Can I claim I have no ego, and how does that help me overcome it?
The guru who said he had no ego
A disciple asks a guru how to give up ego. The guru replies that it is very simple for him: he has no ego at all, and he has written three books on it. Accepting that we may be egoistic is how we move toward being egoless.
A disciple goes to a guru and asks, 'How do I give up my ego?' The guru says, 'It is very simple for me. So many years have passed, and I have no ego at all.'