What Is The Ego
What Is The Ego
What Is The Ego
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The ego is basically your identity, or who you think you are.
The ego is a veil between what you think you are and what you actually
are. You live under the illusion of the mind, totally unaware that you are
directed by a great big load of stories! — Isira Sananda
The ego isn’t “good” or “bad,” it simply IS. We need to realize that
the ego is simply a tool. The ego exists as a biological survival
mechanism. The ego also exists as a vehicle for our spiritual
growth; for us to become conscious of our own strength, love, and
oneness. The ego is a doorway through which we can return to our
True Nature.
You may have heard before the expression: “the ego is an illusion.”
What does this mean?
Now that you’ve done the experiment, read over your words. Likely,
you would have written something along the lines of, “I am Jane
Doe. I’m a wife, mother, and friend. I’m a fighter, a dreamer, and a
spiritual seeker. I am 38 years old, have three children and am a
skilled artist.”
See this description of you? This is your main personal story; the
backdrop of your life, of what you think you are.
Explore this question for a few moments and you’ll realize that it’s:
Consciousness.
Another common way humankind since the dawn of time has used
to experience this Truth of Being is through psychedelic shamanic
plants and brews, such as Ayahuasca, Psilocybin Mushrooms, and
Peyote. Although it is helpful to take such herbs, it isn’t compulsory.
These plants are simply doorways into the Universal Experience or
Spirit that we are.
It can take a while to truly realize that you are not the Ego, and
sometimes much more to integrate this discovery on a deep level.
Discovering that everything you believed you were is false can be
hard to accept. In fact, don’t be surprised if you experience a lot of
resistance to this article. It’s normal.
The ego’s job is to protect itself and the belief that you are separate
from other people and life itself. Experiencing the state of no-ego,
or no-self, that is “enlightenment” can appear to be extremely
depressing or disturbing at first. How can having no “me” or “you”
really be something desirable? This is a common question.
Here are some helpful spiritual practices that will help you
reconnect with the truth of who you are: