egolessness

Etymology

From egoless + -ness.

Why this word is great

EGOLESSNESS — [Noun] The state or condition of lacking an ego; absence of self-centeredness or personal identity. From egoless ("lacking an ego") + -ness ("state or condition"). Unlike "selflessness" (which focuses on altruism) or "anattā" (a doctrinal denial of permanent self), egolessness is the quiet dissolution of the "I" into the world—not as sacrifice, but as evaporation. It is the way a river forgets itself in the ocean, the way a dancer disappears into the movement, or the way a candle’s flame, in its final moment, ceases to distinguish itself from the dark. To be egoless is not to vanish, but to become everything.

noun

  1. Lack of ego; the state or condition of being egoless.“Granted, maturity is the last thing The Darkness should attempt, and to its credit, Hot Cakes maintains the band’s innuendo-laden oral fixation and toddler-level worldview; the single “Everybody Have A Good Time” preaches egolessness, but only as a way to achieve hedonistic kicks.”