How to escape the clutches of ego.....

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"When you befriend the ego, rather than fear it,
you take your power back from it."

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BECOMING ONE TWO CONCLUSION


You filled the voids in my soul



Now our new life has begun again

Many of our kin has gone

To them we owe our deepest regrets

We shall remember them well

Somehow carry their name

And will to live and give

Of themselves

Until the end.



Being one is really grand

It beats all other ways

For husbands and wives to live

It is in knowing how and what to give

And how much is needed from each

That is the key too successful

Living as one




As the LORD directs

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BECOMING ONE



I looked and you were with me

Some how I had forgotten

Just in a twinkle of an eye

You were back again



You said it would be like that

I never fathomed that

Our lives would

Jump out

As fast as they have



Perils of life raged on us

Like the violent storms

In the depths of the oceans

You leaned on me

And I on you



Some how they dissipated as fast as

They begun

Look at us now

No more lines in our brows

Than when

All this began



Tranquil times are ahead

We need to just stay the course

Run to do right and shun the wrong

Every day sing songs of

Praise and victories

Forget the blues



A wise sage once said

"Your life is filled only with

WORDS and DEEDS "



Look at this coast so clean

The palms give good shade

They are tall and stately

Getting around them is

Good and pleasant



Good days are really ahead

I know that from

Knowing what I have written and read

God has been talking to you

And me at the same time

That is just an awesome affair



Some husbands and wives spend

Their entire lives

Trying to have what we do

And in some degree they

Can't seem to get off to a good start

Maybe there has been too much

Interference from

Friend, family and foe

Who knows?




I know this,

My life before you came

Was incomplete

You filled the voids in my soul

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The ego must be healed first, by re-owning disowned parts of ourselves and doing therapy probably to build and live healthy self-esteem, which is mutual esteem, as Wilber pointed out.

Then the ego must be transcended in bodymind awakening, so that it becomes the servant of the emerging Higher Self. This is the "death" of the ego the older tradtions talk about. It is transcended and included, and its smallness soon becomes very evident. The ego is very afraid of this, but the ego is not fear in its essence, really. It is the rational-orienting structure of consciousness, and we need it as a tool on Planet Earth at least. It is prone to hog attention. "A Course in Miracles" may call the ego an illusion (all but non-dual arising in Emptiness is, which is Love), but it is a useful illusion for beings that still inhabit bodyminds. The only way to get ''rid of fear" (and ACIM is correct when it says that LOVE and fear can't coexist) is to LET GO OF IT, after having acknowledged it and accepted it, then choose to LOVE. Be sure that you have healed any beliefs that you don't deserve love and/or are not good enough. They are illusions.

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I agree with TLS. Ego isn't all bad and limiting. A certain amount of it is needed so we can have some parameter by which to measure our existances....; to become/accomplish what we wish from ourselves (from a spiritual sense as well as material and social; all of which exert an effect on one another.

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I believe we all are getting stuck on the different definitions of the word "ego". Here are a few more to confuse us all:

http://www.livereal.com/psychology_arena/what_is_ego.htm

And here is Freud:

http://wilderdom.com/personality/L8-4StructureMindIdEgoSuperego.html

The rational ego knows that freedom only lies is knowing your limitations.

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I read the article by Mr. Chopra. I agree and disagree with some of his statements therein.

I agree that if a couple bonds together to face the issues of life they become much stronger and more apt to overcome obstacles as each one's strengths can compensate for the other's weaknesses. This is true also when a couple forms a strong community with other couples or individuals around them, wherein all are supportive of everyone's success within the group; while still respecting the individuality of each person and unity of each couple.

I am not in agreement that ego and love cannot mutually exist. I think the corrected point that Mr. Chopra needs to make is that an unhealthy ego is destructive to one's ability to love; while in fact, a healthy ego can enhance the ability to love both one's self and others. As an example...we all know people who feel a need to brag about their accomplishments and "one-up" anyone else in a conversation. These people have unhealthy egos and are insecure. Whereas someone with a healthy ego does not need to flaunt it (they are secure within) and can enjoy hearing about the accomplishments of others, whether or not these accomplishments are greater or lessor than their own.

So...those are my thoughts.

TLS

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Perhaps love is giving in to your world to the point of merging!
But ego is capable of going into the unknown, it is always pushing the limits of what you can take from the world and get away with. Of course we don't ever get away with it. We just hurt oursleves.

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EGO IS: EDGING GOD OUT...........

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