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A Common and shallow misunderstanding of the spiritual process consists in wanting to move directly from being an ego-driven individual to having "no self". But discovering our own presence is the beginning of being free of the compulsive and demanding ego.
(Sorry about the long delay - sorting out my son's battle with council tax).
Helminski says it better than I can:
All I was saying is that we should not allow our own presence to fade away.
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A Common and shallow misunderstanding of the spiritual process consists in wanting to move directly from being an ego-driven individual to having "no self". But discovering our own presence is the beginning of being free of the compulsive and demanding ego.
Bruce Michael said:That "grasping ego" is only a lower condition of ego- really unrefined kama.
Who is this 'I' that is trying to be more altruistic? Does it seek peace & bliss?
From your your posts I sense a well developed healthy obstinacy. Where does that comes from?
For a Christian, it's not about finding our ego, or losing our ego, it's about finding ourselves "in Christ". In other words, we find our highest potential, our highest being, "in Christ", who is the model of perfection, the standard by which we must follow....
Where our ego gets in the way is when we don't allow God to make the changes necessary to make us into the type of people He wants us to be.
... we will see how this ego is supported by spiritual intelligence and wisdom, and how it can in return act as an instrument of greater intelligence rather than as a proponent of its own self-interest. We need to establish a subtle balance...