The digital ego

 



The Digital Ego: When Likes Define the Self

By Professor Dr. Arshad Afzal
Founder, Mystic Wisdom Hub | Former Faculty, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah | Twitter: @DrArshadAfzal1 | Email: arshadfzal2001@gmail.com

A New Idol Rises—Not of Stone, But of Screens

In ancient lands, people carved gods from marble and wood. They placed them in temples and bowed in awe.
Today, we worship in a new temple—one made not of stone, but code. One not housed on hills or in sanctuaries, but in our palms.

This is not a sermon against technology. It is a lament for the self—the sacred self—that has been slowly hollowed out and filled with algorithms.

It is a tale of the digital ego—that shadowy construct we’ve built, photo by photo, post by post, until we began confusing it with our soul.

From Mirror to Mirage

Social media promised connection, but delivered curation.
We no longer live to be true. We live to be seen.
The inner compass, once governed by conscience, is now steered by clicks and commentary.

Do you feel it? That slight hesitation before posting a truth, because it might not be ‘liked’?
That small rush of dopamine when your photo is validated with hearts and thumbs?
That faint ache when silence greets your deepest expression?

We have not just become watchers. We have become performers.
Life is a stage, yes—but this modern stage has no script of sincerity, only reels of rehearsed identity.

Ego in HD Resolution

The ego has always existed—it is part of being human. But once, it was kept in check by silence, service, solitude.

Now, it is fed daily—visually, vocally, virally.

It dresses in branded humility, cloaked in motivational captions. It speaks in filtered wisdom. It smiles for followers. It weeps only when it’s trending.

Where once our spiritual work was to dismantle the ego, we now design it. Stylize it. Monetize it.

And slowly, quietly, we forget: Who am I when no one is watching?

The Soul’s Quiet Withdrawal

While the digital ego thrives in spotlight, the soul speaks in silence.
And in this constant noise, it starts to retreat—not in anger, but in sorrow.

We find ourselves exhausted—not physically, but existentially.
Burned out not by doing too much, but by being too many versions of ourselves.

We’re haunted not by ghosts, but by expectations.
What should I post next? Who am I to them? How do I stay visible?

But dear seeker, visibility is not vitality.
You were not born to be a projection.
You were born to embody truth.

Begin the Return

This is not a call to delete your accounts or renounce all media. No.
This is a call to reclaim the sacred self—to de-digitize the soul without discarding the tools of the age.

It is a call to:

  • Pause before posting, and ask: Is this me, or my mirror?
  • Share without need for applause.
  • Be rooted in truth, not trends.
  • Detach from validation, not connection.

Your worth does not rise with your reach.
Your essence is not your engagement rate.
Your light is not dimmed by algorithms.

A Blog, A Bridge

At Mystic Wisdom Hub, we are not influencers.
We are initiators—of thought, of soul work, of awakening.

This blog is not a broadcast. It is a conversation. A cosmic whisper.
It is a place where the soul remembers itself beyond hashtags and highlights.

We are here not to condemn, but to clarify. Not to moralize, but to mystify.
We believe in the sacred task of restoring the inner compass—gently, kindly, unshakably.

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Author: Professor Dr. Arshad Afzal
Former Faculty, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah
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