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Maguru · 12-13-2008, 11:18 AM

IMO the ego is a concept. It is useful in determining our inner (spiritual) workings that are difficult to describe. However, there have been many references to ego that infer the ego is like a separate entity inhabiting our bodies, eg. "because the ego is too proud to be put aside or managed" and "ego hates being in the present moment."
This in turn gives ego a mind of its own that is constantly at odds with self.

We only have one mind. It is all us. There is no separation. If ego thinks, we think. If ego feels, we feel. If ego believes, we believe. If ego is too proud then so are we. The ego is merely a reflection of self that we sometimes do not wish to see.

The concept of ego is to bring awareness of parts of self, e.g. behavioural patterns, thinking patterns etc.

Ego as a separate entity doesn't exist. It's just a concept to bring awareness of who we truly are being and not who we think we are being.

12-13-2008, 11:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Maguru Family Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3,503	ego concept IMO the ego is a concept. It is useful in determining our inner (spiritual) workings that are difficult to describe. However, there have been many references to ego that infer the ego is like a separate entity inhabiting our bodies, eg. "because the ego is too proud to be put aside or managed" and "ego hates being in the present moment." This in turn gives ego a mind of its own that is constantly at odds with self. We only have one mind. It is all us. There is no separation. If ego thinks, we think. If ego feels, we feel. If ego believes, we believe. If ego is too proud then so are we. The ego is merely a reflection of self that we sometimes do not wish to see. The concept of ego is to bring awareness of parts of self, e.g. behavioural patterns, thinking patterns etc. Ego as a separate entity doesn't exist. It's just a concept to bring awareness of who we truly are being and not who we think we are being.