Non-Existing Ego

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In a message dated 4/12/2006 7:40:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

lissbon2002 writes:

 

> >Yes. The idea of non existing ego is meant to keep the ego intact

> >(no need to pay attention to something which doesn´t exist) and at

> >the same time reach the state which can be only there when the ego

> >is not ;-)

> >

> >Len

>

L.E: This conversation is so strange as you all try to talk about the ego but

cannot recognize that you are the ego that is talking. You talk about the

ego as if it was something other than what you are. As if by splitting yourself

as ego into an observer and the observed ego you can analyze and understand

yourself as ego. lCan't be done. And there's a big lesson there. The ego, you,

cannot divide into two and understand your own nature. But you can relax and

let the ego subside, and let is dissolve for a moment in the reservoir of

mind from which it arises. Then the you who talks to yourself disappears and

the

experience of healing and peace can occurr.

 

Larry Epston

www.epston.com

 

 

 

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In a message dated 4/13/2006 1:13:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

Nisargadatta writes:

 

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:26:15 EDT

epston

Re: Non-Existing Ego

 

In a message dated 4/12/2006 7:40:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

lissbon2002 writes:

 

> >Yes. The idea of non existing ego is meant to keep the ego intact

> >(no need to pay attention to something which doesn´t exist) and at

> >the same time reach the state which can be only there when the ego

> >is not ;-)

> >

> >Len

>

L.E: This conversation is so strange as you all try to talk about the ego

but

cannot recognize that you are the ego that is talking. You talk about the

ego as if it was something other than what you are. As if by splitting

yourself

as ego into an observer and the observed ego you can analyze and understand

yourself as ego. lCan't be done. And there's a big lesson there. The ego,

you,

cannot divide into two and understand your own nature. But you can relax

and

let the ego subside, and let is dissolve for a moment in the reservoir of

mind from which it arises. Then the you who talks to yourself disappears

and the

experience of healing and peace can occurr.

 

Larry Epston

 

 

 

And so you demonstrate Len's point perfectly.

 

 

 

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Nisargadatta , epston wrote:

>

> In a message dated 4/12/2006 7:40:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> lissbon2002 writes:

>

> > >Yes. The idea of non existing ego is meant to keep the ego

intact

> > >(no need to pay attention to something which doesn´t exist) and

at

> > >the same time reach the state which can be only there when the

ego

> > >is not ;-)

> > >

> > >Len

 

 

 

 

> L.E: This conversation is so strange as you all try to talk about

the ego but

> cannot recognize that you are the ego that is talking.

 

 

 

This conversation is only strange, because you are not aware

yourself of what the conversation is about.

You are conditioned to believe that ego is you. This is true, in

some meaning, because as good as everybody identyfies himself with

the bunch om memories and reactions called " me " .

Imagine that you are strongly identyfied with your beautiful house

with a swimmingpool. You cannot imagine not being identyfied with

it, you cannot imagine an existance without this beautiful,

luxurious status symbol.

However, one day you go bankrupt. You go mad, because you cannot

imagine having life without your beautiful house. If you lose your

house, you will die, you think, because you are so strongly

identyfied with it. But, the next morning you wake up, and you´re

still there, although your house is not. Surprize! ;-)

You cannot define yourself as a house owner anymore, but strangely

enough it doesn´t make you die.

The same is the case with ego.

 

Len

 

 

 

 

 

 

> You talk about the

> ego as if it was something other than what you are. As if by

splitting yourself

> as ego into an observer and the observed ego you can analyze and

understand

> yourself as ego. lCan't be done. And there's a big lesson there.

The ego, you,

> cannot divide into two and understand your own nature. But you

can relax and

> let the ego subside, and let is dissolve for a moment in the

reservoir of

> mind from which it arises. Then the you who talks to yourself

disappears and the

> experience of healing and peace can occurr.

>

> Larry Epston

> www.epston.com

>

>

>