Ego.

[Redchic12]

Ah sorry about the confusion Maisy. On the “World Cup” thread on the Lounge thread we were all talking about soccer and then about having a feast with the food of the country who won the cup. I brought up vanilla slices because I luuuuuuv them. I did t know that you did t have them in America.

They are a popular cake in the Uk and also here in Australia. They have very thin layer upon layers of crispy pastry then custard put in between the layers, with icing on top.

The best I have ever eaten are in Liverpool in the Uk. Over here in Australia they are a bit soggy unless you find a French patisserie.

Now because Sky was also involved with the comments on the World Cup she brought the cake up in this thread so I knew what she was joking about but unfortunately other people didn’t.

Hope that explains things lol

[sky]

Originally Posted by Goldcup7

No perceivable Vanilla Slice can be the perfect Vanilla Slice, yet all perceivable Vanilla Slices in the mind can be judged to be closer to or further from the perfect Vanilla Slice.

Ah just enjoy them

[Goldcup7]

Originally Posted by sky

Ah just enjoy them

I honestly have some homemade vanilla slices in the fridge that have way too much icing.

[Gem]

Although we don't use the word, 'ego' in Buddhism refers to a false view of self.

Some who say there is a healthy ego must mean a positive self image or something, but rather than discerning between positive and negative self-impressions, Buddhism is mostly focused on discerning between what's true or false.

In meditation, which involves a close examination of body and mind, at some stage one inquires, of all the phenomena one perceives, can anything be identified as me?

[sky]

In Buddhism a healthy ego is the sense of a 'me' based on the conventional 'me' while an unhealthy ego is the sense of a 'me' based on the false 'me'...

[sky]

Originally Posted by Goldcup7

I honestly have some homemade vanilla slices in the fridge that have way too much icing.

Sounds good to me
My unhealthy ego would demolish them all myself, icing included, but my healthy one would share them and remove some icing
Decisions, decisions.

[Gem]

It's not easy to reconcile the word 'ego' with Buddhist discourses because the term is more modern and of a different culture, so I defer to the neo-non-dualism narratives which use 'ego' to mean a false impression of self. In that narrative the realisation of no-self, or 'self realisation' is liberation from suffering. That has strong parallels with the Buddhist narrative, as they both stem from the same pre-literature origin, but Buddhism generally approaches the question of self by explaining that the aggregates (form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness) contain no self in two respects: 1) there is no me there and; 2) the aggregates themselves have no underlying or continuous substance.

[A human Being]

Originally Posted by sky

In Buddhism a healthy ego is the sense of a 'me' based on the conventional 'me' while an unhealthy ego is the sense of a 'me' based on the false 'me'...

What's the "conventional 'me'", exactly? You're differentiating it from the "false 'me'", does that mean it's the "true 'me'"?

[Goldcup7]

Just sharing a Non-Duality perspective here, not strictly Buddhist, although there are some connections. The problem with discussions about the ego is that it doesn't really exist. In Non-Duality 'ego' refers to the separate self, which is not really a 'self', but a mistaken sense of separate self in the mind. Thought forms, if you like, that conclude 'this is me', 'this is mine' and 'I like this'.

Try to find that pesky ego and it's nowhere to be found. Then it pops up again and says, "I don't like those other egos." Best if the ego just lets go of thinking there are egos.

[sky]

Originally Posted by A human Being

What's the "conventional 'me'", exactly? You're differentiating it from the "false 'me'", does that mean it's the "true 'me'"?

The conventional me has behavior/opinions that are seen as ordinary and normal in society. It's the sense of how I perceive myself at this moment but is in constant flux and not permanent, the 'true me' is unchanging.
A 'false me' lies behind dysfunctional behaviour... Imo.