Om Swami
How can respecting others reduce my ego?
Practise respect to soften ego
You can give respect from the mind only when there is no ego. Even if you begin by showing respect outwardly, the inner ego may lessen on its own.
When there is no ego in the mind, respect comes; when there is ego, how will you give it? Start giving respect outwardly, and perhaps the inner ego will lessen a little by itself.