Are we watch buddies ? I think we might be . <| sep |> Don ' t talk about the losing control . It ' s too good ! <| sep |> That DLC thing in halo was BS tho . It was cut content that they were putting back in the game . And the updates sizes were ridiculous . <| sep |> how do you tell if you ' re in a good place ? You can derive a lot from the level of inner conflict . The more aware you are of all the different processes that go on in your body , emotions , mind and around you the better you will be able to detect conflict between them . If there are not too many conflicts you are most likely in a good place . The ego is usually not too bad as such it is just a very bad leader . It should not be the one to decide about everything . Why not ? It is of the somewhat wrong opinion that fulfilling it ' s own desirescravings it the very top priority above all things . It is often ignoring the effects of Karma . But then you also do not want to shut it down completely . Why ? The ego is very good at keeping you alive . It is a survival expert . My comments on ego might sound like the ego is a thing . It is not , it is just easier to talk about it that way . What is it then ? what does it all mean ? Good question . You will have to find out yourself . So what can you do now ? We got some suggestions with our list of supporting practices moral structure helps a lot . It is usually the very beginning and the continuous learning field of every spiritual tradition . You will never really be finished concerning morality . There is always more to learn and do better . It will not hurt to choose one of the moral structure of your liking and practice a bit with it .