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Tag Archives: Ego.
THE DEATH OF EGO
The Death Of Ego ‘Ego’ is the Greek word for I. Ego is created in every moment that consciousness clings to an idea. No clinging, no ego. This state isn’t vacant; consciousness is naturally suspended awareness, or pure consciousness. It’s … Continue reading
EGO IS NOT A MONSTER
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 … Continue reading
CONFUSION CREATES EGO
Confusion Creates Ego We are pure consciousness. Because of our confusion about this essential truth, pure consciousness is downgraded into ordinary, everyday consciousness. Ignoring our true essence, consciousness became attracted to phenomena and adopted ideas in the mind; we call … Continue reading
CONTROL YOUR SELF, CONTROL MARA
Control Your Self, Control Mara Our self or I is ego. ‘Ego’ is the Latin word for I = self-importance. Ego is consciousness clinging to ideas about likes and dislikes. Because ego is based on these negative emotions of likes … Continue reading
EGO IS THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Ego Is The Path To Enlightenment Really! ‘Ego’ is Greek for ‘I’ or ‘self’. The ‘I’ is created through consciousness forgetting its natural essence of uncontaminated purity, and instead clinging to ideas, fixating and obsessing about whatever it sees. This … Continue reading
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