In one sense, intellect creates the ego as a secondary survival system. Thus the self-conscious life is born. It is entirely reflexive, nothing more than stimulus-response. In a different sense, this ego or micro I-am functions as the bridge between the inert, insentient body and the macro I-am, consciousness, the manifestation of the Absolute. Either way, the individual is a habitual point of view. It is memory, the past only. What you know about yourself is what you remember about yourself. Take a minute and check; see if what you call the “person” is anything more than the set of images in memory. The identification with the body is not different than the dogs identification with the body. If it is not transcended, one is not better than a dog. In fact, one is worse off since the dog is not plagued by worry, guilt, regret, etc. Ponder these words; ~Wu Hsin - Behind the Mind.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:36:34 +0000
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