So perfectly, simply summed up! I’m leading a bookclub soon on Living Untethered and am going to pre-empt (correct word here?) it by sending the group this wonderful email of yours. Thank you David - always so grateful for the way you can explain all of this! ♥️
That’s a great - I would say esoteric - way to talk about spirituality. But I think it’s still way too woo-woo.
Thinking of ourselves as “A beautiful, compassionate, peaceful field of consciousness.” Really? If someone described themselves to me that way, I probably would turn around and run as fast as I could!😀
For better or worse, we are all given - stuck with- egos that continually fire thoughts into our conscious minds.
What I’d like to do is embrace my ego, reassure it as a friend, work on convincing it to think more rational thoughts, while thanking it for trying to protect me.
Meditation and mindfulness seem like subtle ways to IGNORE the ego “and bring your focus back to the breath.”
Maybe when we make our transitions, and our egos naturally leave us along with our physical bodies, we can just live as soul-aware and soul-driven beings. But not on Earth.
Eckhart might be a spiritually aware dude but he’s also a strange guy that wouldn’t fit on your average bowling team, or in most places on Earth with all us egomaniacs.
I want to be able to instantly address my ego as a partner, in the moment. Not ignore it and go back to my breath, or let my ego’s thoughts go into the ether without addressing its concerns. That would piss me off if a friend or spouse simply ignored my messages and just started breathing! I think the ego gets stronger because we don’t address it and talk with it. The more we ignore its messages the more pissed off it gets and the louder its voice gets.
To me, the big challenge is to have a lifelong conversation with our egos. I see that as our egos and souls sitting down and hashing things out, issue by issue, time and time again. Doing this the ego calms down, is less angry and fearful, and becomes a friend, not the big enemy. The more we do it, the quicker it happens, and the quieter the ego becomes. So much so that we can hear the voice and soul at equal volume levels!
Like all of this spiritual stuff, this is easier said than done.
David, I am a long-time loyal reader. This isn’t intended as a criticism, just my response, for what it’s worth.
Keep putting out your thoughtful, heart-felt pieces. I look forward to them.
So perfectly, simply summed up! I’m leading a bookclub soon on Living Untethered and am going to pre-empt (correct word here?) it by sending the group this wonderful email of yours. Thank you David - always so grateful for the way you can explain all of this! ♥️
Thank you, Sheri! Much appreciated.
Excellent piece! As I was editing my post yesterday, I couldn’t help but think of you. I am listening - and hopefully learning! Thank you!!
Thanks David!!
Thanks again, David
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That’s a great - I would say esoteric - way to talk about spirituality. But I think it’s still way too woo-woo.
Thinking of ourselves as “A beautiful, compassionate, peaceful field of consciousness.” Really? If someone described themselves to me that way, I probably would turn around and run as fast as I could!😀
For better or worse, we are all given - stuck with- egos that continually fire thoughts into our conscious minds.
What I’d like to do is embrace my ego, reassure it as a friend, work on convincing it to think more rational thoughts, while thanking it for trying to protect me.
Meditation and mindfulness seem like subtle ways to IGNORE the ego “and bring your focus back to the breath.”
Maybe when we make our transitions, and our egos naturally leave us along with our physical bodies, we can just live as soul-aware and soul-driven beings. But not on Earth.
Eckhart might be a spiritually aware dude but he’s also a strange guy that wouldn’t fit on your average bowling team, or in most places on Earth with all us egomaniacs.
I want to be able to instantly address my ego as a partner, in the moment. Not ignore it and go back to my breath, or let my ego’s thoughts go into the ether without addressing its concerns. That would piss me off if a friend or spouse simply ignored my messages and just started breathing! I think the ego gets stronger because we don’t address it and talk with it. The more we ignore its messages the more pissed off it gets and the louder its voice gets.
To me, the big challenge is to have a lifelong conversation with our egos. I see that as our egos and souls sitting down and hashing things out, issue by issue, time and time again. Doing this the ego calms down, is less angry and fearful, and becomes a friend, not the big enemy. The more we do it, the quicker it happens, and the quieter the ego becomes. So much so that we can hear the voice and soul at equal volume levels!
Like all of this spiritual stuff, this is easier said than done.
David, I am a long-time loyal reader. This isn’t intended as a criticism, just my response, for what it’s worth.
Keep putting out your thoughtful, heart-felt pieces. I look forward to them.