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Evan · 06-17-2008, 08:54 AM

I think the mistake that can come with not identifying is that we think we are all the same. As if life was an indifferent energy.

I think life is realised through identity. It manifests differently in all of us. I think it is possible to see all this diversity as beautiful and valuable - this is far from being indifferent.

As we discover where life is leading us, find what absorbs us, then we get beyond ego. This can be in hundreds of ways each day, not just in big things.

Self-esteem becomes less of an issue. We know that we are good at this, not at that, couldn't care less about the other. Through this process we can gain a sense of lightness. In one sense our self-esteem becomes more solid, in another we are less concerned about it.

My difference from Tolle is that I think individuality is valuable. We each have our gifts and beauty. As we get free of competition and comparison we get more in touch with this. I think it was Thomas Merton who said (or someone he quotes): There's just no way to tell people that they are walking around shining like the sun.

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Evan Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Posts: 30	Life is Something I think the mistake that can come with not identifying is that we think we are all the same. As if life was an indifferent energy. I think life is realised through identity. It manifests differently in all of us. I think it is possible to see all this diversity as beautiful and valuable - this is far from being indifferent. As we discover where life is leading us, find what absorbs us, then we get beyond ego. This can be in hundreds of ways each day, not just in big things. Self-esteem becomes less of an issue. We know that we are good at this, not at that, couldn't care less about the other. Through this process we can gain a sense of lightness. In one sense our self-esteem becomes more solid, in another we are less concerned about it. My difference from Tolle is that I think individuality is valuable. We each have our gifts and beauty. As we get free of competition and comparison we get more in touch with this. I think it was Thomas Merton who said (or someone he quotes): There's just no way to tell people that they are walking around shining like the sun.