With Dhikr alone, you cannot overcome the Ego" - Ustadh Mohammed Nassier

The ego is not overcome merely by frequently reciting dhikr with the tongue. This drives away another enemy, namely the shaytan. The goal is not to destroy the ego but to train it and then use it as a steed for your journey 'towards' Allah. Learn here how the ego, one of the four great enemies of man, can be tamed and captured.
0:00 How to discover your personal spiritual path
2:10 The four enemies of man
4:45 Summary: Two things to tame the ego
7:47 Advice: Make up for your missed prayers
9:45 Years of effort but feeling no progress
11:06 Eastern wisdom and gurus are not strong enough
11:43 Only the deeds of Islam
12:33 Ice baths and fitness don't tame the ego
13:09 Advice: Awrad & worshiping together with the Shaykh frees you from the ego
14:02 Shaykh Nazim on the ego
15:07 Following the ego only brings misery and sadness
16:16 Three types of Shaykhs