z00se Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Another relevant quote ? "Life is offering you individuality, but it is also hammering your ego at every step of the way. It is not always easy to identify which is which. Awareness and experience should do the trick. With each little illusion that goes, you are one step closer to real." "Ego is your personality, the truth is your individuality. You have to drop the personality. You have to stand utterly naked before existence. You have to melt down like ice into the ocean of this great divineness all around." (from "Christianity: The Deadliest Poison and Zen: The Antidote to All Poisons", Chapter 1) Your ego is you, you are your ego, any attempt to seperate yourself from yourself is obviously going to be a source of fustration. All you can do is sever it at the head, your head, then you can be one with your ego The title of that book sounds like rubbish to me, it would automatically make discount anything within... Yes i know, judging a book by its cover. Edited January 24, 2014 by z00se 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chegg Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Your ego is you, you are your ego, any attempt to seperate yourself from yourself is obviously going to be a source of fustration. All you can do is sever it at the head, your head, then you can be one with your ego The title of that book sounds like rubbish to me, it would automatically make discount anything within... Yes i know, judging a book by its cover. Thanks z00se, I would probably agree with you. The quote and book title are not particularly enlightening. I certainly wouldn't brand Christianity as 'poison' (although some would). BTW, there is another belief around that says that the majority of egocentric thoughts which arise within an individual are the result of foreign installations. The Gnostics call them Archons, Castaneda calls them flyers. I would probably call them elementals. Blessings of 'Cleaning the Glass' :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: Edited January 25, 2014 by chegg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted January 25, 2014 If one believes everything what one had read, then, one had deceived by oneself other than the contents in the book. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 25, 2014 By my own ego. Fuck that guy. How can someone truly go beyond the ego and remain a functional human being??? Do not be attached to having anything be a certain way, including you being any certain way. Hold the intent to stay highly conscious and aware of reality as it is without judgement. Act from the wisest center of your 'self' as often as possible Be aware of the root intent behind all your actions. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
