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Old 12-17-2008, 06:45 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Maguru View Post
Aren't we form with conscious awareness ?


I think this is exactly what Tolle has done. He dis-associated from the physical ego (identity) and re-attached to a spiritual ego. So on this point I do not trust Tolle as a spiritual leader, but that's another story.
For the first question...NO. We ARE not form with conscious awareness. We are conscious awarness with an illusion of form. The Consciousness (or conscious awarness) is real and the form is the illusion.

For the 2nd comment. Ok. What you think is not my business. I disagree, but that doesn't really matter.

Tolle says that he doesn't have an ego...which I suppose might be true. I like to believe that his ego is now subordinate to his consciousness...the ego is no longer is charge...his consciousness is...

...I am working toward this goal as well...the ego is sneaky and mine likes craft beer, football, and other vices...they are falling away slowly...

Hope this makes sense...its a slippery topic to discuss.
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