“More the knowledge, lesser the ego. Lesser the knowledge, more the ego.” ~ Albert Einstein
The ego is our sense of self and “I”
“I am [your name]”
“I have [ money, possessions, house, job, car, spouse, children, mother, father, wealth, success]”
“I think that [insert a thought]”
Taoists call the ego the Lower Soul because it believes it’s in charge. The ego experiences itself as separate from everything and anyone else.
The ego or the lower soul is primarily driven by external pleasures, domination, a need to be always “right”, and negative emotions. The egos appetite is never ending because it comes from a place of fear. It’s a social mask that you have created for yourself, but that is not who you really are.
Fortunately, everyone has a Higher Soul, Spirit or Higher Self that is connected to the divine. Our higher souls are based on compassion, empathy and understanding that comes from a place of love.
The ego accumulates knowledge through learning and “always needing to be right/ the best/etc”, while the Spirit initiates reality by what it is. To sum it up: the ego thinks but the Spirit knows. The ego is always busy doing, the Spirit remains eternally in a state of being.
We have been conditioned to think of the ego in a negative, limited way in certain spiritual schools of thought. However, the ego exists for a purpose and it's an integral part of spirituality. Oftentimes the ego is unwanted and something to get rid of for spirituality purposes. Imagine removing the ego like removing our right leg and keeping the left. Just as we need both legs for walking, we need both the ego and soul as part of our spiritual journey. Ego and Spirit walk hand in hand for a complete earthly experience. You are an infinite being and your ego purpose is for an individuated consciousness. Your ego makes you, YOU! A unique, beautiful and distinct personality apart from the universal consciousness. Your ego is an individual wave while the Spirit is an ocean. The ego and Spirit are one just like the wave and the ocean.
Ego is the way that Spirit experiences reality, uniqueness of perception and expression of self. The main reason to not be attached to your own personal reality and to ego is to be able to realize your total self as a Spirit. Your Spirit is infinite, unlimited and is capable of doing, being and having anything. When you come to this realization, you are truly free to live your best life with the power of the Spirit.
“The moment you become aware of the ego in you, it is strictly no longer the ego but just an old, conditioned mind patter. Ego implies unawareness. Awareness and ego cannot coexist.” ~Eckhart Tolle
There would be no independence of thinking without an ego. What does this mean? You as an individual would not exist! Without an ego you would not be able to experience a distinct and unique personality along with personal choices, soul experiences and memories. Therefore it would be pointless to incarnate on earth without an ego. Spirit created an ego to express and experience itself on the physical plane. One of the main elements of spirituality and growth is not to get rid of the ego, but to not become bound and limited by it. The goal of spirituality is to realize the Spirit and harmonize the ego with it. Spirit and ego merge. We become one.
Spirituality is all about self empowerment, not about having power over anyone or anything.
A spiritual person with an ego is not a problem. Like I said earlier, it's an essential part of the human experience designed by the creator. It is through our egos that we experience life and self consciousness from an infinite number of viewpoints.
Your primary purpose on earth in this lifetime is to experience life from a unique, individual point of view. Your higher self and soul created this experience for you in this physical world so you could express yourself in a particular way. For example we incarnate on earth in different forms like being: male, female, rich, poor, caucasian, mixed race, spanish, good, bad, etc to experience different viewpoints of the world. It's through these experiences that we have compassion and empathy for others, because literally we have been in their shoes and know how it feels. Even though we don't always remember the details of these previous incarnations, our soul, oversoul and higher self remember the lessons learned and that is ingrained into our consciousness. We are infinite beings with all encompassing consciousness from which the universe was created. Consciousness is what everything in the universe is made up of.
“Ego is just like dust in the eyes. Without clearing the dust, we can’t see anything clearly, so clear the ego and see the world.” ~ Anonymous
Your ego is your essential sense of identity, personality and uniqueness. We all have reoccurring problems that keep popping up until they are resolved, oftentimes they come back stronger and the message is clearer. That is your higher self trying to wake you up to the message to learn your lesson and move on. This is called psychological integration. Which is the integration during which both the individual and collective unconscious are integrated into the personality. This is a positive, informational psychological development that indicates psychological maturity and may help an individual move past negative habits.
I wrote a blog post about the dark night of the soul you can read here: https://fromanotherealm.wixsite.com/fromanotherealm/post/what-is-a-dark-night-of-the-soul-10-signs-to-look-out-for
As you remember who you are and return to higher levels of consciousness, you and your Higher Self merge as one. At this point you start to experience greater levels of wisdom, understanding, knowledge, unconditional love, empathy and compassion. Your Higher Self is YOU. As you awaken and merge with your Soul and Higher Self, you become fully aware of the consciousness of the Soul in the physical body. You become a bridge back to Source. The Source is you, and you are Source. A new territory and new adventure awaits! To be awake is simply to remember…
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Face whatever is holding you back head on and it no longer has power over you, you have power over it! Awareness and anything can't co exist. Awareness is more powerful than your ego, your emotions, your thoughts and your feelings. Awareness is what gets you back home to your soul purpose.
You can use your pain and turn it into power. If you are willing to work on where your pain comes from, the lesson to be learned and turn your knowledge into action, you can use your suffering to turn you into a stronger and wiser person! I look forward to working with you on your spiritual journey.
Love & Light,
Namaste ~ Paulina
Hello, my name is Paulina. I went through a spiritual awakening journey in 2018. I am in touch with my higher self and want to help you find yours. Until your higher self kicks in let me be your guide back home. Book 1:1 sessions with me: fromanotherealm@gmail.com
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