Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Yeah, he's my favorite author. But now I can see how one can so easily distort the truth, overlook some aspects of the teaching and place importance on others. like I overlooked this quote " The ego isn't wrong: it's just unconscious. When you observe the ego in yourself, you are beginning to go beyond it. Don't take the ego too seriously. When you detect egoic behavior in yourself, smile. At times you may even laugh. How could humanity have been taken in by this for so long? Above all, know that the ego isn't personal. It isn't who you are. If you consider the ego to be your personal problem, that's just more ego. " I definitely took my ego seriously and thought that since I'm still aware of it, I'm not there yet. Thank God this is over, and I'm grateful to have had this experience, my forgiveness has expanded even more. Namaste Craig , Brandi Jasmine <jazztalk wrote: > > At 07:58 PM 10/30/2008, you wrote: > >Ego death is very deep and misunderstood issue. > > The best work I have read on the ego is Ekhardt Tolle's " A New Earth " . > > >Too many people > >advocate death of the ego. As if we should try as hard as we can to > >kill it, like it is not a large part of us. As I have written before… > >we can not be whole by killing a part of us. Even the idea of trying > >to kill " it " is a form of self rejection. > > Essentially it's metaphysical suicide. Or it would be, if it were possible. But it's not possible in a self-aware sentient being. The languaging is just brutal too. > > >We must accept our self, > >every part of our self. The ego may be transcended some day as a > >part of our spiritual development but it will happen when it does as > >part of an organic process. > > Transcendence is a different goal imo. That much is possible. I transcend my ego simply by becoming aware that it's functioning. Transcendence doesn't imply absoluteness or permanence as " killing " does. It's an ongoing process, not a destination. > > Brandi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 At 12:35 PM 11/1/2008, you wrote: Don't take the ego too seriously. When you detect egoic behavior in yourself, smile. At times you may even laugh. I've been doing a lot of laughing at myself lately, heh heh ... it feels really good now ;-) Brandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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