Men do not love beauty, they love quality. In the same way, women do not love strong men, they do not love wealthy men; they love a man who is a man. However, it is not possible to be perfect in life. If one expects perfection throughout, there is going to be a great disaster. First of all, perfection is an impossibility because it would completely destroy the laws of nature. Secondly, if everybody became perfect there would be so much uniformity that nothing would seem beautiful. Therefore, the most important thing is to extricate and eliminate the ego. But how to do it?
Can one remove the ego by psychoanalysis? Can one do it by self-analysis? Can one do it by repentance? No, people have tried but they have failed. In western countries throughout the world there are so many people who are going to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists, but still the ego is destroying family life and social life. Therefore, there must be an emphasis on the practice of bhakti yoga. If one just practises hatha yoga, selfishness will not go. If one only practises jnana yoga, selfishness and the ego will not go. There are two yogas which are important for properly treating egocentricity. One is bhakti yoga and the other is karma yoga.