Purpose Of Ego

Greetings..

Originally Posted by andrew g

Are you saying there that ego is who/what we are? What are you suggesting 'ego' is exactly?

Hi Andrew: I'm saying there is no 'ego', it's a contrived excuse to talk about those elements of who/what we are. that we wish we weren't, but we are..

Be well..

[Emmalevine]

I think ego is our humanity - it emcompasses our personality and sense of identity, with thoughts and emotions. It's what we need to live our lives here on Earth in a physcial body, separate from the Whole. It has its dark side but I don't believe that the ego entirely consists of our negativity. The ego has many positive functions and we need it as a tool. It's only when we get too caught up in it and forget who we are that it can cause problems.

[andrew g]

Originally Posted by TzuJanLi

Greetings..


Hi Andrew: I'm saying there is no 'ego', it's a contrived excuse to talk about those elements of who/what we are. that we wish we weren't, but we are..

Be well..

Ok. Hmmm. That sentence didnt make a lot of sense to me. What do you think that those people who talk about 'ego' see it as? Are you saying there is no reality of a mind constructed false identity for most people? Are you saying that the 'separate (or imposter) self' isnt a reality for most people?

Greetings..

Hi Starbuck: What is the source of 'ego', isn't it unique to the individuality, wholly dependent on that individuality? if the individuality didn't exist, neither would that aspect of it that we label 'ego'.. 'ego' is just a 'talking point' about who/what we are, it is not separate from our existence.. ego is a description of our individuality.

Be well..

Originally Posted by andrew g

Whats your definition of ego?

We can define it in any number of ways, for the reason listed previously.
There's plenty of nice definitions around, including this thread.

Originally Posted by andrew g

What are you saying is imaginary exactly?

You know very well.

Ego for me is a word used for depicting our uniquely individual personal expression(personality).

We cannot entirely erase our personality/ego while we are incarnated here on this Earth, but we can realize that the basic Source of each persons Beingness is without any identification at all. This realization is of primary importance if we are to understand that we are all fundamentally One.

Knowing that we are One allows us to enjoy the diversity of our individual expressions without making any one of them more 'valuable' or 'better' than the next.

Greetings..

Originally Posted by andrew g

Ok. Hmmm. That sentence didnt make a lot of sense to me. What do you think that those people who talk about 'ego' see it as? Are you saying there is no reality of a mind constructed false identity for most people? Are you saying that the 'separate (or imposter) self' isnt a reality for most people?

Hi Andrew: I'm saying, there is no 'imposter self', that is you pretending that you aren't the 'imposter' that you are.. 'you' as in those that use ego to distance themselves from aspects of themselves that they don't like.. even that they do like, just accept who/what you 'are'..

Be well..

[andrew g]

Originally Posted by Portto

We can define it in any number of ways, for the reason listed previously.
There's plenty of nice definitions around, including this thread.

Hmmm. In suggesting that ego is imaginary, you must be applying some meaning to it, in the way that if someone says that santa claus is imaginary, they are thinking of a big guy with a beard etc....If ego is imaginary, what is this thing that you are suggesting is imaginary?

[andrew g]

Originally Posted by TzuJanLi

Greetings..


Hi Andrew: I'm saying, there is no 'imposter self', that is you pretending that you aren't the 'imposter' that you are.. 'you' as in those that use ego to distance themselves from aspects of themselves that they don't like.. even that they do like, just accept who/what you 'are'..

Be well..

Well I agree there is no imposter self (hence the word 'imposter), but would you say that for many people the reality IS of an imposter self?

Greetings..

Originally Posted by andrew g

Well I agree there is no imposter self (hence the word 'imposter), but would you say that for many people the reality IS of an imposter self?

No, everyone inherently knows who/what they are.. and, at some level of conscious awareness, they choose their place in the environment..

Be well..