Yesterday at the GFP council meeting there was some discussion about the ego - I needed to leave the meeting right in the middle of the exchange but this thread of the dynamics of the ego has been running through my interactions and ponderings all week long. Today a friend sent me an email directing me to Chapter 11 of The Course in Miracles - I'd like to share some things that jumped out from this chapter...
"No one can escape from illusions unless he looks at them, for not looking is the way they are protected."
"What is healing but the removal of all that stands in the way of knowledge? And how else can one dispel illusions except by looking at them directly, without protecting them? Be not afraid, therefore, for what you will be looking at is the source of fear..."
"The ego always attacks on behalf of separation. Believing it has the power to do this it does nothing else, because its goal of autonomy (separation) is nothing else. The ego is totally confused about reality, but it does not lose sight of its goal. It is much more vigilant than you are, because it is perfectly certain of its purpose. You are confused because you do not recognize yours."
The ego analyzes; the Holy Spirit (LOVE) accepts. The appreciation of wholeness comes only through acceptance, for to analyze means to break down or to separate out...the ego believes that power, understanding and truth lie in separation, and to establish this belief it must attack...the ego will always substitute chaos for meaning...harmony is threat.
Am I invested in defending a belief structure or am I invested in being LOVE? Lately this keeping cycling through me...are my words, thoughts, actions supporting separation or are they working to bring forth the LOVE that I am? Today I choose LOVE.
Namaste
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Absolutely beautiful! <3
Absolutely beautiful! <3
The foremost authority on
The foremost authority on the EGO is
Eckhart Tolle. He has no hidden agenda behind
unmasking the Ego. He went thru the pain of
separation and limitation brought about by this Ego.
One of his is books was given to me free by an angelic-human
in Niagara Falls during my visit there 3 years ago. i had asked Spirit
what else i needed to surrender, and i was looking for an answer.
I am an Earthkeeper, and my particular job was to balance and
harmonize the energy of the land known as the USA. I did this
travelling stint for 4 years.
(No....silly, Spirit did that balancing,I was the physical
tag-along for the job.)
When I was reading his book, I got this sense that he might be
a direct incarnation of Grace. , and his particular job is to
dismantle the Ego.
As long as you think you are the Ego, you will not be
able to love. You need a sharp blade to dissect this Ego
entity, and mixing Ego and Love will just confuse you
and will make this Ego yank you around and around.
So, do not think that Love is the answer here.
(This is just a more practical approach in solving this problem)
The first move is to get rid of that Ego with the help
of your Spirit, then ask that you be infused with Love.
Of course, you have to be vigilant everyday, because Ego
isn't going to drop dead because you said it to.
Spirit can protect you if you ask.
Since Ekhart has provided us with the nitty-gritty info
about this Ego entity, and has sent all that light and information
in the Crystalline grid, if you are willing to look at it, it will be
very easy for you to dismantle it by asking for that wisdom to come to you.
Peace,
J..................
Those interested, Ekhart Tolle has written several books
on this subject. Your local library can get them to you.