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Originally Posted by Maguru  I think it's better to use your own experiences, rather someone else's philosophy, so have you personal experience of your ego being the sum of all you have described? Have you experienced your own ego at all? |
How could I
not have personal experience with my own ego? Do I post from the other world, as a pure stream of consciousness? My name, Ralph, is a part of my ego and there you have some of my personal experience right in front of you.
Just because I mention Eckhart in my post doesn't mean that the post is a mindless rehash of his ideas. I just mentioned it so that you can consider that point of view for yourself, even though I'm not convinced to it.
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Originally Posted by Maguru Are you simply saying "everything I have become(ego) is not real" and "everything I am not, is real (who you really are)?" It doesn't make sense to me unless you are certain of another self existing somewhere, some place. |
It doesn't make sense to me too so that's probably not what i meant.
Ego is a mind-made identity. Its created of memories and thought forms. It's ultimately an illusion that me and others perceive by their minds. The true me is a consciousness that perceives it.