The egoic perspective always portray a distorted picture. For example - If you have a conflicting situation with someone, and you could see the situation from a fresh eyes that is - remove your needs or expectations from the situation - you'll be more understanding and empathetic for the person. You'll basically transcend your judgments. Only when you are burdened with the ego and its desires, you create a mess demanding the situation to be in your favour. Although that cannot happen ever. Because situations in real life can't be perfect. Realising the perfection in all these assumed or projected imperfections is the real spiritual work. Going beyond petty egoic expectations and desires is facing the truth of yourself as it is. The ego wants to be in power that is, expects - life to be the way it wants. It cannot face the reality of what is. Transcend the ego by understanding how ego functions and accepting the seemingly unacceptable. No effort can be more spiritual. The only barrier you have to face yourself, be yourself - is the egoic perspective. "Acceptance of the unacceptable is the greatest source of grace in this world" ~ Eckhart Tolle