Ego Is Not A Monster

In its usual state, ego is a narcissistic creation which lacks empathy, but this mythical creature is also our precious teacher, as it’s with us at every moment until enlightenment.

Ego is consciousness clinging to a confused idea of itself. Consciousness is the student who identifies with gathered information, and only becomes a master when it realises emptiness, completeness.

Consciousness can see the ego at work
by reactions and emotions.
That is precisely why it’s our teacher.

There are two aspects to Tibetan iconography – peaceful and wrathful deities – both of which manifest love, depending on our ability to understand. One invites us, while the other sharpens us up.

Monster: from the Latin ‘monstrum’, from the verb moneo – to remind, warn, instruct, or foretell.

We are very interesting creatures 🙂