Ego & Awareness
When you are aware there is no ego.
Ego is all about the illusory identity we build about ourselves, so that we can feel secure. A child has no ego. It is free to explore. As we grow, our education and conditioning helps us build this barrier around ourselves. It is an unreal non existence barrier that separates us from our true self. It is a barrier that keeps us in bondage.
The ego is like darkness, it has no positive existence. Just like darkness is simply the absence of light, the ego is nothing but the absence of awareness. To struggle to kill the ego is like struggling to push the darkness out of the room.
To really expel the darkness what you need to do is to forget all about dealing with the darkness. Focus your energy on light instead. Just bring a small lamp into the room, and you will find that darkness has fled on its own! So, I tell you to forget all about the ego. Instead, focus on bringing a lamp of awareness into your being.
When your entire consciousness has become a flame, you will find that the ego is no MORE.
[ET THU 25 OCT 2007]
Ego is all about the illusory identity we build about ourselves, so that we can feel secure. A child has no ego. It is free to explore. As we grow, our education and conditioning helps us build this barrier around ourselves. It is an unreal non existence barrier that separates us from our true self. It is a barrier that keeps us in bondage.
The ego is like darkness, it has no positive existence. Just like darkness is simply the absence of light, the ego is nothing but the absence of awareness. To struggle to kill the ego is like struggling to push the darkness out of the room.
To really expel the darkness what you need to do is to forget all about dealing with the darkness. Focus your energy on light instead. Just bring a small lamp into the room, and you will find that darkness has fled on its own! So, I tell you to forget all about the ego. Instead, focus on bringing a lamp of awareness into your being.
When your entire consciousness has become a flame, you will find that the ego is no MORE.
[ET THU 25 OCT 2007]