That very, very old ego.

Unfortunately this is a subject that we don’t want to talk about. But we have to! It’s why we are here!

Everything we do is probably ‘ego maintenance’. Ego is just our consciousness clinging to ideas about an artificial self, and the world it inhabits. It can even try to polish itself up by chanting OM MANI PEME HUM!

It can be uncomfortable to acknowledge this. Not to worry…that is precisely part of the process …feeling uncomfortable! That very feeling is the doorway to stepping out into the open – the real Dharma …or closing that door again, again!

Some translate ego activity as grasping, but I’m not too keen on that word. It can produce a feeling of guilt and worthlessness. Ego activity is merely mistaken identity.

We spend much of our time covering up our feelings, by projecting an even bigger, artificial, self image. Again, not to worry. Here we have to be relaxed about this: if we over-react to the suggestion of ego-clinging, that is still ego maintenance. Of course, we have an ego! We’re not enlightened yet.

The mere acknowledgement of what is happening is awareness. Let any reaction drop, and rest – that is pure awareness. It’s that simple! There nothing to protect. There will a residue ‘feeling’ which may feel uncomfortable, but that is in the subtle body (video to follow!).

In one instance of switching on the light, a room that has been in darkness for thousands of years is illuminated. All we have to do is remember…don’t forget!