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14 Chakras · 08-09-2009, 11:50 PM

Mudra,

Thanks for sharing the links on the GEN, interesting stuff. I'm definitely all for sustainable communities being the way of the future, and we have to start somewhere right?

Brook,

I like your last post but want to share an understanding about the ego, that I'm sure we already know, but is always good to have a reminder for us all

The ego is not something we can just talk about and it's gone, it's very much there until we summit the mountain by surrendering the last illusion. This is the spiritual path, and it is quite a journey.

As long as we seek any definition for who we are, we're feeding the separate sense of identity, the illusions of separation, we're feeding the ego.

The I AM, is beyond definitions, it is a state of Being in the Now.

Many people on the spiritual path exchange their materialistic ego for a spiritual one. There is really no difference in the big scheme of things. Either we are in Oneness with all life, or we are the ego. Whether we define ourselves as the mother, the victim, the champion, the awakened one, or whatnot, it's all ego.

The key I think, is to cease to see self as separate, the focus is no longer on who I am, because I AM that I AM and I AM Being here Now.

"I'm a mother of three sons, and one grandchild. I'm a musician, I'm the one you pass at the market when shopping...I cry at sad movies, and happy endings. I'm the one you honk at at the traffic light because I'm changing the radio station and not paying attention to the light. I'm the one who can't stand to see the starving children in deprived countries. I'm the one who stood by and watched the twin towers fall in disbelief. I'm the one who watched the United States go to war for the sake of oil and power. "

All of the below is a definition of who you are that is based on illusion. Your true Self is well beyond these definitions and in order to be reborn into that identity, you will need to surrender who you think you are for who you really are. You must give all in order to receive all. It's akin to giving up some pocket change for a million dollars, but how fervently we here hold on to the pocket change out of fear we will lose, rather than knowing the million dollars is the reward for giving what we thought we had.

Not pointing fingers, I'm working on overcoming ego here myself and it's an ongoing journey. I just think it's a good thing to discuss the traps of ego, especially in a thread in part dedicated to the ego.

08-09-2009, 11:50 PM	#89
14 Chakras Avalon Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 832	Re: Knowing and freedom Mudra, Thanks for sharing the links on the GEN, interesting stuff. I'm definitely all for sustainable communities being the way of the future, and we have to start somewhere right? Brook, I like your last post but want to share an understanding about the ego, that I'm sure we already know, but is always good to have a reminder for us all The ego is not something we can just talk about and it's gone, it's very much there until we summit the mountain by surrendering the last illusion. This is the spiritual path, and it is quite a journey. As long as we seek any definition for who we are, we're feeding the separate sense of identity, the illusions of separation, we're feeding the ego. The I AM, is beyond definitions, it is a state of Being in the Now. Many people on the spiritual path exchange their materialistic ego for a spiritual one. There is really no difference in the big scheme of things. Either we are in Oneness with all life, or we are the ego. Whether we define ourselves as the mother, the victim, the champion, the awakened one, or whatnot, it's all ego. The key I think, is to cease to see self as separate, the focus is no longer on who I am, because I AM that I AM and I AM Being here Now. "I'm a mother of three sons, and one grandchild. I'm a musician, I'm the one you pass at the market when shopping...I cry at sad movies, and happy endings. I'm the one you honk at at the traffic light because I'm changing the radio station and not paying attention to the light. I'm the one who can't stand to see the starving children in deprived countries. I'm the one who stood by and watched the twin towers fall in disbelief. I'm the one who watched the United States go to war for the sake of oil and power. " All of the below is a definition of who you are that is based on illusion. Your true Self is well beyond these definitions and in order to be reborn into that identity, you will need to surrender who you think you are for who you really are. You must give all in order to receive all. It's akin to giving up some pocket change for a million dollars, but how fervently we here hold on to the pocket change out of fear we will lose, rather than knowing the million dollars is the reward for giving what we thought we had. Not pointing fingers, I'm working on overcoming ego here myself and it's an ongoing journey. I just think it's a good thing to discuss the traps of ego, especially in a thread in part dedicated to the ego.