Nice yea I figured Tolle might be brought up. I have to check out his books with more rigor. Lama surya das is a legend too. I’m not a fan of Hawkins but I definitely appreciate your comment. I will check out that book and see what I can learn about humility. I do agree that it is important to always try to remember how small we in comparison to the vast universe. Unfortunately tho I’ve noticed that thought doesn’t help me much when it comes to the complexity of life and the things we deal with here in our lives. 

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Favorite thinkers/ideas on ego and humility?

For me, it was Eckhart Tolle's books.  "The Power of Now", and "A New Earth".

And the book "Awakening the Buddha Within" by Lama Surya Das.

But nothing builds humility more than science.  Learning how the universe works, and how small you are in the grand scheme of things, is powerful.  Thus, the books from Richard Dawkins, such as "The God Delusion" can be incredibly humbling.  Nothing can be less humble than a belief in the supernatural....  especially a god belief.