Dr. K
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So narcissism is a particular kind of positive identity.
I think I'm great.
I think I'm awesome.
I'm the best.
Other people are not as good as I am.
So in Sanskrit, we have this word ahamkar, which means ego.
And there are three kinds of ego.
There is a tamasic ego, which is like a negative identity.
That is an identity which keeps you inert.
It makes it hard for you to move.
Then there is the rajasic identity.
This is the identity that motivates you to act.
But this is also the identity that I have to do it.
And it's not even that I'm great.
I need to do it.
I need to accomplish something.
I need to help the world.
I've worked with so many people who are 52 years old, multimillionaires, and are working themselves towards a heart attack because they have this identity.
I need to do it.
I need to make people proud.