Ha! Yes, totally, for sure, to the Max...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Happy Sunday, btw! I recall MMY referring to Cosmic Ego, which was a
> brilliant wrench to throw into the works, when everyone was going around
> trying to be ego-less.
>
> I like that characterization, of ego as a tool, available at any point, to
> create individuality, focus intentions, and form convenient dualities, for
> action, enjoyment, and progress. Also a reminder that the horse pulling the
> carriage can become a bucking bronc, at any time.
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" <rorygoff@> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, absolutely! And really, without the Ego -- in some sense of the word
> > anyhow -- there is Nothing! That's the beauty of it all; jiva IS atman,and
> > atman IS Brahman!
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > ...they all look like ants from up here...LOL
> > >
> > > Seriously, I developed a saying about such a phenomenon, when I first
> > > noticed it working for the TM Movement:
> > >
> > > "Unbounded awareness is great, but enough's enough!!"
> > >
> > > In other words, at any stage of development, the ego wants to call it
> > > mine. However, the momentum for this reflex action is deep seated. The
> > > ego is a pretty amazing tool, if used as such. After all, it has been the
> > > motive force for the evolution of form, experience, and individuality,
> > > forever. From amoebas or parameciums, viruses and stuff, onward. The
> > > individuality of each lifetime serves as a spur for the next, times a
> > > jillion or so. Ego is essential for each one, codified as instinct in
> > > mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects.
> > >
> > > So a human, believing fully in him/herself, ego fully localized, is the
> > > highest developed animal on the planet. Only when the ego is set up as
> > > our rightful tool, placed precisely on the altar of surrender and
> > > transcendence, do we learn about the Divine path available only to human
> > > beings.
> >
>
