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Originally Posted by Angela  This deepest, timeless 'me' consciousness doesn't bother with high or low self-esteem, because when I'm able to be present and accepting, there is only Being. Have to keep reminding myself! That deepest, timeless 'me' is aware that there's no need to judge the trappings of this physical life -- there is no real "mine" -- only the experience of Now. So there's no need to judge myself or anyone else. Of course I have preferences! Boy, you should read Byron Katie talk about being accepting -- she goes wayyyy farther with accepting than I can easily get my head around! |
Just to add. See also Hawkins' weak attractor patterns: all below courage. There is fear, guilt, and shame: all with low self-esteem. These are *not* natural to human beings, these come by [I[responding[/i] to outer situations, especially in early childhood, where humans are in defensiveness like animals. When at that time responding, they create resentment inside, which make weak attractor patterns possible.
But what I wanted to say is, the ego is necessary to communicate here in the material world. And if we are centered, we love our self also! We experience it not as *us-inside-of-it*, but as *having* it,and as we do, we are able to love that "material" ego. As we love it, we can forgive him any mistakes, not being resentful to ourselves. Thus, we forgive all of us around. Thus we connect more and more deeply with our Self. In loving. And this is IMHO the only way.
People with low self-esteem are resentful to themselves. This cannot lead to any higher consciousness.
But, the question may be: what comes first?? I think, experiencing unconditional love is, what can do that. I even think this is the real only way.
Sorry that's been a bit of rambling.
Btw, it is not about "killing" the ego, it's about loving it, and I guess (because I am not yet there, I can only guess), in loving, we are able to transcend (to go through) it, not bypass it. There's a difference.