Dethroning the Ego | The Existential Apology
4/23/202653 min
An apology can be the turning point on a spiritual path. Through apology the ego is gently dethroned. And strangely, we feel not smaller — but freer. That insight sits at the heart of this episode, where Raghunath shares an excerpt from his upcoming book, The Six Pillars of Bhakti, on why apologizing is one of the non-negotiables of spiritual life. The longer we delay, the more the ego rewrites the story — softening our role, magnifying theirs, reframing events until we are no longer the person who caused harm but the misunderstood one. And that rewriting doesn't just damage our rela...
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First 90 secondsRaghunath· Host0:00
There's another reason that being quick to apology matters, [lip smacks] or being quick to apologize matters. The longer we delay, the more the ego rewrites the story to protect itself.
Kaustubha Das· Host0:14
Mm-hmm.
Raghunath· Host0:15
We edit reality. We soften our role, we magnify theirs, we reframe events until eventually we are no longer the person who caused harm, we are the misunderstood one. This is how distance quietly hardens into disconnection. But when we apologize promptly, something powerful happens. The ego is gently dethroned, and strangely, we do not feel smaller. We feel freer.
Kaustubha Das· Host0:46
Oh, okay.
Raghunath· Host0:49
Yeah. [chanting] Live from Super Soul Farm, this is Wisdom of the Sages, a Bhakti Yoga podcast, with your host Raguanath and co-host and senior educator at the Bhakti Center in New York City, Kustubdas. Welcome to the show. It's Thursday, April 23rd, episode 20...