[sharpyure]

i just though i would start a thread that could mutually benefit anyone who seeks to first identify the ego and then perhaps slowly release it's grip.

to me the ego is the form that takes place when an entity abuses it's own free will. releasing the ego spells an end to the abuse. total identification with this form, on the other hand, spells the suppression of the higher-self. embracing the moment, accepting the present, and being one with the now suppresses the ego allowing space for what is. the ego's past and future loves to suppress the present, because the past has all it's stories of me me me look what i have done and the future is full of expectations "you watch, you'll see what i'm going to do". only the present moment is rejected by the ego "i don't want this i'm not complete yet, give me more time to complete my-self". the ego is simply a thought-form that lives in the residue of past emotions and in the energy wastefully projected into a future revolved around a selfish me me me. to me the ego is what it is, it is to be recognized, used/abused/respected(which ever approach you choose), then reconciled with and finally put to rest either willfully and gradually, or shockingly and stressfully, the "choice" is ours. accepting the emergence of our consciousness gradually, or be forced into a high speed race when the moment of truth arrives.....what do you guys think?.....sylvain.....