About projection

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Projection is a mechanism of the ego, in which the " I " and the " you " have a

conversation.

 

Ego talks mainly to itself. In cases of projection, when I address you, I'm

really addressing an aspect of myself -- the " object " half.

 

When someone writes me a message and talks about themselves (using the word

" I " ), I'm really applying it to ME, not to them. And when that person who wrote

to me addresses me as " you " , I'm really applying it to THEM, not me.

 

See how that works? Projection reverses the subject-object relationship. This

is the basis of why ego " hurts " . There's error, but the mind doesn't know why.

 

The answer lies in being aware of the issue. Becoming aware of when this

happens. When someone addresses me as " you " , it hurts because the mind is mixed

up -- it thinks *I'm* addressing *you*, not *you're* addressing *me*. And

vice-versa.

 

General awareness also helps. Instead of rejecting oneself, denying oneself

(which " doesn't work " and doesn't get rid of ego), become self-aware instead.

This actually works to *get rid of* self!