This is spiritual, what do you like or dislike about the ego?

[Miss Hepburn]

Jumbo...look at the '...' marks closer.....when it begins with, in other words...all that is me, not Mr. Tolle.

[Jumbo10]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Jumbo...look at the '...' marks closer.....when it begins with, in other words...all that is me, not Mr. Tolle.

Oh ok, got it. I totally misread it the first time around

[Rbbi1]

You know what I find interesting? That everyone is fully accepting and unquestioning of ANY point of view on it, but G-d's. Yet the same people accuse Christians of not being "open" to receive anything outside their norm. I wonder why that is. Peace

[Pleroo]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Hi Jumbo,
Btw, I'm quite slender and don't overeat ...it was more of an example I thought would be relatable...
however, that Triple Choco Cake at SAM'S club for $7, I always take to parties...calls to me!!!
So I know that devilish voice in me!!!
Feelings and emotions as related to the ego or heart/soul is an interesting topic,indeed.
Btw, I like the Tolle quote.

Now,did this quote below come from Tolle, also, or Adyashanti or Ramana Maharshi, New Thoughters, or all of those guys?!
'Anything that is not kind, loving, forgiving or compassionate is not from the Holy Spirit's thought system.'....in other words comes from 'the other guy'...the Ego thought system...I relate to as the Christian devil.
(read Holy Spirit as: God, Higher Self, Jesus, Vishnu, whatever you want..) Or it could have just me that made that up, with their influences...

So for many years, 25 of them living with a therapist, I believed my feelings were 'me'...not to be suppressed, very imp...yada, yada.
Well, guess how many times (yrs ago, haha) i wanted to Molotov Cocktail a business that cheated me.
It did not take long for me to analyze that these feelings of anger were not to be entertained and came from
an egoic mind...not from my soul/heart/spirit.

I do follow the phrase religiously...''If it is not kind and loving...it is from the ego...not God or
Truth or my Higher Self...and get rid of it!!!!''
No matter how my egoic mind wants me to feel justified and all self-righteous about, 'how dare they'!
Nope, anything that makes me feel anything but joy and forgiveness, etc....is from the ego.

Sorry for the ramble...it is my main focus for decades...being happy and not listening to the
unpleasant feelings others may stew in...as anything other than indicators and then move on...

Appreciate your perspective, MissH.

[Jumbo10]

Originally Posted by Rbbi1

You know what I find interesting? That everyone is fully accepting and unquestioning of ANY point of view on it, but G-d's. Yet the same people accuse Christians of not being "open" to receive anything outside their norm. I wonder why that is. Peace

Not sure I follow or agree. I think my point of view is mine, not God's. I do think my feelings about it can bring me closer to God or at least serenity on earth. I would never accuse Christians of not being open, but a select few may be bigots. It's probably the same with any religion, not just Christianity, where it's their beliefs and interpretation of scripture and everyone else is wrong.