The perspective of most spiritual teachings is that the ego is a falsehood, and hence it must die for there to be truth. We will show that this is true, but it is not the whole truth. We will show that the ego, with its sense of self and personality, has a truth hidden within its nature, a truth that is not necessarily visible from the transcendent and impersonal state. We will show that ego is a reflection of a truth, an attempt to imitate an absolute and eternal reality. In fact, we will explore how ego is nothing but a failed or aborted attempt at a real development. We will show that ego is a reflection, an imperfect one indeed, but still a reflection of true reality, the reality of the true human being. We will see that by understanding ego, rather than transcending it, we can understand and actualise the reality of what it is to be a human being. Only through this understanding and realisation can we see what human life is. We will see that this truth that ego tries to emulate is what most people are seeking in their personal life, and that realising this truth of what it is to be a human being is the aim of humanity. Humanity is in a sense astray, but there is a pattern to this way of existence which, when understood, reveals the true nature of the human being. Only this understanding will heal the schism and resolve the contradiction. The true human being, what we will call the Personal Essence, is the resolution of the contradiction. It is the integration of both points of view. [of the man of spirit and the man of the world] A H Almaas - The Pearl Beyond Price.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:24:37 +0000
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