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Originally posted by dominicus
You're an [SNIP]. Be aware of the minds reaction.
You're an Idiot. Be aware of the minds reaction.
You're pathetic, useless, scumbags, waste of humans. Be aware of the minds reaction.
All those reactions are of the Ego. It is the Ego at play. Usually you are not aware of the Ego and are wrapped up in the self defense mechanisms and reactions to things. Being Aware of the Ego's reactions is one of the first steps to Wisdom.
On the Flip side we can take all the Positives too. You're hot, intelligent, the greatest ATS poster there is, a beacon of mankind, the greatest thing since sliced bread. Now be Aware of all of the Ego's reactions.
An eye see's everything but itself. Anything that an Eye see's, is not the eye.
So too, Awareness can be, and should be aware of everything, including itself. Anything that Awareness is aware of, is not Awareness.
This is the beginning of wisdom, of ego death, of Enlightenment.
Do a self inventory on yourself, and notice how you've gone most of your life wrapped up in the Ego, instead of Aware of it and having mastery over it.edit on 15-11-2012 by Gemwolf because: Removed censor circumvention
Originally posted by dominicus
You're an [SNIP]. Be aware of the minds reaction.
You're an Idiot. Be aware of the minds reaction.
Originally posted by simplyLOVE
reply to post by dominicus
How refreshing to see some true wisdom on ats, however, it would have helped if you specify how this translates through to real life and clouds the judgement of so many of ats's so called 'intellectuals', thats something i would like to make a thread about, but being non-attached to the ego, if someone else did it i wouldnt care, only that the information is out there.
Om Shanti friend! =D
'If one feels that certain inherent aspects of humanity are distasteful, unsightly and macabre, one need only adopt a philosophy where he/she is one of the special individuals that is able to "rise above" the other human riff-raff.'
Originally posted by Komodo
#SNIP#
Originally posted by violet
Of course an eye can't look at its own self, but it could look into a mirror. It could also have impaired vision and. It might not be seeing things clearly.
I found you're post to be very egotistical
Only a person with an overflated ego could convince themselves they have found true wisdom.
Wisdom is something you figure out on your own, usually after you've lived a few years.
This isn't some hidden secret you've stumbled upon and has absolutely nothing to do with ego.
Thanks for the advice but I will pass on using it, or any other ideas from that philosophy.