Ego

It seems such a basic philosophy - ego death, or to die to ego/self but how rare is it to find someone who understands this and applies it. It is basic philosophy in religion, yet so unheard of, yet it is the battleground and almost the beginning and end of all spirituality. Scientology doesn't count - they're a little tricky. No point in getting into that now. They believe in developing the personality, which is important in spirituality, which is important in spirituality, but can only take you so far. Tom Cruise seems to have taken it far. Haha! Impersonality is one of the important steps in getting rid of the ego. Love is impersonal and we need to look at things in clear cold light in order to rid ourselves of the evil of self.
Now is a good time to mention how ego shows itself and what really is the ego when you are looking at it. Some of the things that ego is, are; emotions, moods, delusion, anxiety, boredom, pride and suffering. Lust is another one, though you need to make a study yourself as to what ego is.
Nirvana and samadhi cannot come when there is ego and the death of all personality attachments lead to progressive liberation from delusion and greater Light and Love.
Samadhi is just Absorption in the Absolute and should not be confounded with ego death.
Recapping, ego death is just about the major goal of religion, but you can not do it WITH you ego, which brings us to our next topic - Prayer.