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Originally Posted by Angela  Yeah, if we're talking Tolle/Now, people with low self-esteem especially identify themselves with their ego and pain body, which feeds on the painful thoughts, which feeds the low self-estimation, which feeds the pain. Downward spiral. |
I forget this, thanks. I am one to quickly say taht someone who is down on them selves is actually being self absorbed - egotistical.
So then it's more something about confidence or feeling good about yourself. But then what kind of ego does someone with confidence and feel go about themselves have? Is that also an ego that needs tempering to approach enlightenment?
Often someone with confidence is said to have a good ego. I'm thinking there has to be redeaming parts of the ego that stick around even if we transcend or get enlightened. Or I have my definition of ego mixed up or it's a mixed up word to start with that has parts that interfere with spiritual growth and other "good" parts that actually help the process.