The Ego

We have ourselves wrapped up in this delusional package. We identify ourselves with the unreal. Basically, the whole illusion falls under the ego influence. The ego is our sense of individuality. It is what makes us perceive separation instead of our unity. It makes the "I," the "mine," the "you," the "them," the "that." It is fear and all negative emotions, it is attachment, it is aversion, it is ignorance. The ego tries to overthrow God and escape from Him. It is the meaningless ripple in the grand ocean. It is the patch of desert in the expansive garden, where the desire to be separate allows nothing to grow. It is limitation, and the false self. It hides in the darkness of the past and future, trying to escape the present. People can live their whole lives identifying with the ego and the physical body. This the source of all troubles.

How do we escape the ego influence? Don't identify with it. Once you know you are not the body, mind, or the ego, you will inevitably find your true Self. Your senses make you perceive everything except reality. You will not find reality through your five senses. The ego, however, demands that you use your senses to as your seeking device. But know that the ego's rule is this: seek but do not find. You know this to be true; you have probably lived your life this way. Seeking and never finding. If you are somehow attracted to this way of seeking and are afraid of finding completeness, you can use as much time as you want to continue searching and never finding.

You must not keep on identifying with the ego if you desire to be free. This is the only way to overcome it. If you fight it, you are still using the ego. You can't destroy the ego by using it! Its weakness is awareness and light. If you watch what you feel, like anger, pain, fear, etc. without judging it, it will fade away. Presences is awareness, awareness is light. If you are not aware of the ego, you have your back to the light. It is different if you have pain in your leg and aware of it, but are worried about it and are trying to avoid it. Both pain and worry are ego devices, so pure awareness without judgement is how you use the light to dispel the darkness.

Know that the ego is not a battle against God. Everything of the ego is not real. It will only trample on the sleeping Son of God. So be aware. The ego is not evil or good; it is insane darkness. God is not good or evil either, as there is nothing but God; He is the truth and the light. Wake up to the truth! Don't be trampled by darkness!