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Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
When it comes to spirituality, we often invent scapegoats wherever we ourselves should be held accountable, so perhaps we may have something to nail to the cross when we wish to avoid our own crucifixion.
One such scapegoat is the Ego, the idea we have of ourselves, the concept of “I” in each and every individual. This mystical abstraction is often seen as a sort of demon, the cause of our evils and the perpetrator of our individuality, which is somehow correlated to selfishness, self-seeking, self-gratification, and any such desires one might otherwise take full responsibility for. As it is claimed, the Ego is the demon that leads us from our “true nature”—whatever that may be—as if we were children enchanted by the melodies of the Pied Piper.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by LesMisanthrope
Hear hear! To vilify the ego is to spend your entire lifetime rejecting the individual nature of your existence. And that is the true source of our troubles - refusal to accept ourselves as imperfect beings. And by "imperfect", I mean "vulnerable".
Originally posted by Manula
Ego? What ego, no one knows what ego realy is, we are alive and we have individuality, lets live it and celebrate it, while evolving it.
No ego? Watch a 2 year old. Primitive ego in all it's glory!!
Originally posted by olaru12
Originally posted by Manula
Ego? What ego, no one knows what ego realy is, we are alive and we have individuality, lets live it and celebrate it, while evolving it.
No ego? Watch a 2 year old. Primitive ego in all it's glory!!
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Originally posted by Manula
reply to post by LesMisanthrope
Just be who you wish to be, know who you are and who you want to be and never stop loving you as you are.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by LesMisanthrope
Hear hear! To vilify the ego is to spend your entire lifetime rejecting the individual nature of your existence. And that is the true source of our troubles - refusal to accept ourselves as imperfect beings. And by "imperfect", I mean "vulnerable".
Hebrews 2:14 says that the “Devil” has the power of death. Compare this with:
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23
“… every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” James 1:14
We can see here then that the Devil is simply the inner mind of man, his natural brute nature which is rebellious towards God. It is the nature which all men inherit from Adman (see 1 Corinthians 15:22). Jesus had this nature because he was “in all points tempted like as we are” (Hebrews 4:15) but he resisted those impulses and so destroyed “the devil” or the impulse to sin within his own self.
The reason we die is because of sin, not because of a fictitious horned Devil.
Vilify, demonize, or destroy the ego? No, no, no! When we do, we lose passion!
Become ignorant and enslaved to ego? No, no, no! When we do, we grow further from empathy, compassion, and love.