Oh, beautiful, ego. Ego, what is your current understanding? Take some time, think about it a little, make it as clear as you can for yourself then return.
The introduction is setting us up to listen together, the key points to understand regarding ego in order to remove it.
Say beautiful when it comes to ego for a key reason, you do not get rid of it, instead, simply you learn to co-exist. In co-existing you learn the key to ego, it is simply another word for mind. Well, a learned condition of the mind which can be unlearned.
The basic definition of ego is the uncontrolled mind, the unconscious mind, the ignorant mind. All three descriptions mean the same thing, they reach the same destination.
So, now let’s look at racing thoughts, tool of ego. Reacting, tool of ego. Frustration, tool of ego. Bullying, tool of ego. Holding onto belief, tool of ego. Privilege, tool of ego. Stubbornness, absolute tool of ego.
Recognise it in others already? Next step, put yourself in front of a mirror and recognise it there too. Look at your face, posture, feel the discomfort when looking into your own eyes, the lines on your face attemping to be hidden, all the rest. All of this shows you the unconscious, uncontrolled, ignorant state you exist in. Ego domination is a fair word.
There is a more simple way to recognise ego however, read any of the first 2.5 parts to the Groundskeeper? Did you have no response or respond with I know, or so what, we all are, to every name I called you and everything I accused you of? Was an intention of violence a response? Did your breath and heartrate change? Did you feel ashamed? Did you get frustrated? Did you say I cannot be anything because I swear, smoke darts and absolutely fucking love drugs, especially the tripping balls part?
Answer question one yes, then well done ego is not completely dominating your world. Answer no to the first, or yes to any of the rest and buddy your life is full ego, it is the dominance of all dominance in your world, ignorance dominates your being, your every single breath.
Okie dokie, understood, pay attention to yourself now, recognise the mind playing the ego game and learn it, learn why you have done with it what you have.
Fun, fun, look forward to returning here.