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A Sufi tale suggests that when we’re born, God plays a joke on us by whispering, ‘You are the special one!’ The twist is that He says it to everyone. A Short Book About Ego explores the three strategies we use to feel ‘special’—the Successful, Suffering, and Righteous Egos—and argues that striving to be above others is the root of misery and prejudice. Drawing on 30 years of meditation and political activism, David Edwards offers a guide to transforming ego-based emotional pain into love and bliss through presence, witnessing, and acceptance.