Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Hi Alton/KK ACIM portrays ego as a delusional thought system, the symbol of separation. It is the thought that we are separate from the Source and from each other. A dream of littleness, sin, sickness and death. It is "all the cruel hate, the need for vengeance and the cries of pain, the fear of dying and the urge to kill, the brotherless illusion and the self that seemed alone in all the universe." Ego is based on fear, which is the opposite of love. It is insane "for only the insane would choose fear in place of love, and only the insane could believe that love can be gained by attack." "The ego believes that power, understanding and truth lie in separation, and to establish this belief it must attack." A basic premise of ACIM is that only loving thoughts are real. Everything else is a call for help and healing. Peace be. Janet Alton wrote: The same to you Janet and everyone.Question: How does the Course in Miracles define EGO?The philosphopers clearly defined their terms so that the basic concepts of their premises are known.Thanks in advance. Metta,Alton aka KKRealization , "Janet Kennedy" <janetkennedy@b...> wrote:> > > > > Thought For The Day> > "Without ego, all would be LOVE"> > (A Course in Miracles)> > *******> HAPPY CHRISTMAS> > ***> Love, Light & Blessings> Janet Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release 22/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Hi Janet Kennedy. According to that definition I agree. However to me the Ego is the interface that communicates in this world. In Samadhi it disappears, but as soon as a being needs to communicate the Ego is activated. Many use the E word as something bad especially when they dont like what someone is offering. So I see Ego's as pleasant or unpleasant, but all of us have one. Happy Holidays, Alton aka KK Realization , " Janet Kennedy " <janetkennedy@b...> wrote: > Hi Alton/KK > > ACIM portrays ego as a delusional thought system, the symbol of separation. > It is the thought that we are separate from the Source and from each other. > A dream of littleness, sin, sickness and death. It is > " all the cruel hate, the need for vengeance and the cries of pain, the fear of dying and the > urge to kill, the brotherless illusion and the self that seemed alone in all the universe. " > > Ego is based on fear, which is the opposite of love. It is insane " for only the insane would > choose fear in place of love, and only the insane could believe that love can be gained by attack. " > > " The ego believes that power, understanding and truth lie in separation, and to establish > this belief it must attack. " > > A basic premise of ACIM is that only loving thoughts are real. Everything else is a call > for help and healing. > > Peace be. > > Janet Alton wrote: > > The same to you Janet and everyone. > > Question: How does the Course in Miracles define EGO? > > The philosphopers clearly defined their terms so that > the basic concepts of their premises are known. > > Thanks in advance. > Metta, > Alton aka KK > > Realization , " Janet Kennedy " > <janetkennedy@b...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Thought For The Day > > > > " Without ego, all would be LOVE " > > > > (A Course in Miracles) > > > > ******* > > HAPPY CHRISTMAS > > > > *** > > Love, Light & Blessings > > Janet > > > > > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.4 - Release Date: 22/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hi Janet and Alton, When the word " ego " appears in a book about yoga or some other aspect of Hinduism, it's usually a translation of the Sanskrit word " ahamkara, " whose literal meaning is something like " the activity of being I " or " that which creates the I. " The ahamkara is one of the main parts of the mind in most schools of Indian philosophy. It's not really a thing; it's a bunch of mental activity. In Indian thought, the ahamkara is associated particularly with the belief that " I am the doer. " So far as I know, in all schools of Indian thought, the ahamkara is involved equally with all sorts of emotions, not just negative ones like hate. The ahamkara is " bad " in the sense that its activity creates the illusion of separate existence. The goal of spiritual practice (particularly in Advaita Vedanta) is to see through this illusion. The word " bad " here means only undesirable. Illusions are undesirable but they aren't sinful or evil. The idea that the ego is sinful or evil or negative is more a Christian idea than a Hindu one. Regards, Rob Realization , " Komo Kasha " <lostnfoundation> wrote: > > Hi Janet Kennedy. > > According to that definition I agree. > However to me the Ego is the interface that communicates in this > world. In Samadhi it disappears, but as soon as a being needs to > communicate the Ego is activated. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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