How to train my ego?

Question:

I have several problems, can you please give me some baby steps to train my ego?
Also, I get rid of a bad habit but then I keep returning to it, what do I do?
How to get rid of laziness? I cant even overcome it to learn to read Quran etc etc
Thank you

Answer:

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Overcoming the ego can not be accomplished through ones own power but rather through Divine Mercy, since Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, says in the Holy Qur’an that He created the nafs and purified it and inspired it with its piety. Therefore, the only solution to the nafs and disciplining it is to do abundant dhikr and salawat. That will open the door of connection to the Prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, and Allah, subhanahu wa ta’ala, where eventually dhikr and Qur’an will overwhelm the ego into submission.

Ali Hussain

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