Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 So I ask the Jury ...what is ego? Ego as defined in the Siddha Yoga Dictionary -says: " Ego: In yoga, the limited sense of " I " that is identified with the body, mind, and senses; sometimes described as " the veil of suffering. " So Ego would be focus on self vs. focus on stuff like spiritual and others needs, yes???? Wouldn't the wild animal be totally focused on self? Focused on survival/sexual gratification/ shelter/food...stuff like that? Maybe we are like the wild animals and just don't realize it yet... Get me a burger and my woman in the cozy shelter of my den... ROOOWWWWLLLL! :) SC Kundalini-Awakening-Systems- 1 , " deepdance1 " <deepdance1 wrote: > > observe how animals in nature seem to have no ego. they may have access to a form of genetic memory known to us as instinct. is it possible for us humans to access this memory of ourselves? of course the ego sees this possibility as terrifying. and what might non-egoic thought accomplish? > -steve f > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 You're soooooo outta control!!! ;-) > So I ask the Jury ...what is ego? > > Ego as defined in the Siddha Yoga Dictionary -says: > > " Ego: In yoga, the limited sense of " I " that is identified with the > body, mind, and senses; sometimes described as " the veil of > suffering. " > > So Ego would be focus on self vs. focus on stuff like spiritual and > others needs, yes???? > > Wouldn't the wild animal be totally focused on self? > Focused on survival/sexual gratification/ shelter/food...stuff like > that? > > Maybe we are like the wild animals and just don't realize it yet... > > Get me a burger and my woman in the cozy shelter of my den... > ROOOWWWWLLLL! > :) > SC Kundalini-Awakening-Systems- > 1 , " deepdance1 " <deepdance1 wrote: >> >> observe how animals in nature seem to have no ego. they may have > access to a form of genetic memory known to us as instinct. is it > possible for us humans to access this memory of ourselves? of course > the ego sees this possibility as terrifying. and what might non-egoic > thought accomplish? >> -steve f >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 i like krishnamurti's take on ego rather than the dictionary's. he proposes that all thought is generated by the ego. the reason why i see nature as egoless, is that a certain balance had been maintained throughout all species until the spread of modern humans (cancer of the planet). but she'll survive us. -steve f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 > So Ego would be focus on self vs. focus on stuff like spiritual and > others needs, yes???? in my opinion you're confusing the desire nature and the personality with ego (which is the real conscious and reasoning self). Ego is the intellectual principle of selfhood, it only becomes selfish in connection with the personality and desire nature, and becomes a tyrant when disconnected from reason (which is its root-principle). > Wouldn't the wild animal be totally focused on self? > Focused on survival/sexual gratification/ shelter/food... > stuff like that? not really. the animal basically is stimulus- and response-driven. to the animal an 'emotion' is a disturbance of a natural state of balance or contentment, a signal that something needs to be done. we're the idiots that drive experience in order to create an emotional reward or punishment for ourselves, and indulge those experiences. this basically just puts us on the perpetual hedonic treadmill that most people call life. cheers, -brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Stephen, You're misspelling ego. It should be eggo. Just remember the words . . . " leggo my eggo " ! Ray , " Stephen AKA Master Condrey " <stephencondrey wrote: > > So I ask the Jury ...what is ego? > > Ego as defined in the Siddha Yoga Dictionary -says: > > " Ego: In yoga, the limited sense of " I " that is identified with the > body, mind, and senses; sometimes described as " the veil of > suffering. " > > So Ego would be focus on self vs. focus on stuff like spiritual and > others needs, yes???? > > Wouldn't the wild animal be totally focused on self? > Focused on survival/sexual gratification/ shelter/food...stuff like > that? > > Maybe we are like the wild animals and just don't realize it yet... > > Get me a burger and my woman in the cozy shelter of my den... > ROOOWWWWLLLL! > :) > SC Kundalini-Awakening-Systems- > 1 , " deepdance1@ " <deepdance1@> wrote: > > > > observe how animals in nature seem to have no ego. they may have > access to a form of genetic memory known to us as instinct. is it > possible for us humans to access this memory of ourselves? of course > the ego sees this possibility as terrifying. and what might non- egoic > thought accomplish? > > -steve f > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yo! Yo! Lee-Go me Eee-Go!!!??? Oh, No! Don't say dot eet's so! Yo! Yo! Nirvana Come WAY Too Slowwww! Yo! Yo! I t'ink now I must go! SC - raazor1 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:00 PM Re: ego (What is ego?) Stephen, You're misspelling ego. It should be eggo. Just remember the words . . . " leggo my eggo " ! Ray , " Stephen AKA Master Condrey " <stephencondrey wrote: > > So I ask the Jury ...what is ego? > > Ego as defined in the Siddha Yoga Dictionary -says: > > " Ego: In yoga, the limited sense of " I " that is identified with the > body, mind, and senses; sometimes described as " the veil of > suffering. " > > So Ego would be focus on self vs. focus on stuff like spiritual and > others needs, yes???? > > Wouldn't the wild animal be totally focused on self? > Focused on survival/sexual gratification/ shelter/food...stuff like > that? > > Maybe we are like the wild animals and just don't realize it yet... > > Get me a burger and my woman in the cozy shelter of my den... > ROOOWWWWLLLL! > :) > SC > > > > > > > Kundalini-Awakening-Systems- > 1 , " deepdance1@ " <deepdance1@> wrote: > > > > observe how animals in nature seem to have no ego. they may have > access to a form of genetic memory known to us as instinct. is it > possible for us humans to access this memory of ourselves? of course > the ego sees this possibility as terrifying. and what might non- egoic > thought accomplish? > > -steve f > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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