"The world of the ego is like a house of mirrors through which the ego wanders, lost and confused, as it chases the images in one mirror after another. Human life is characterized by endless trials and errors while attempting to escape the maze. At times, for many people-and possibly for most- the world of mirrors becomes a house of horrors that gets worse and worse. The only way out of the circuitous wanderings is through the pursuit of spiritual truth." `Dr. David R. Hawkins.
"The Ego is not an enemy to be subdued, but merely a compliation of unexamined habits of perception." Dr. David R. Hawkins.
Hawkins describes the ego as"the imaginary doer behind thought and action." This "set of entrenched habits of thought," enforced by societal consensus and unconscious repetition, creates the illusionary sense of a personal self. The primary goal of spiritual work is to transcend the central processing unit believed to be essential for survival. Understanding the ego's nature reveals its underlying mechanisms so that we may withdraw the value we innocently projected onto it, thereby enabling spiritual progress.
From: Dissolving The Ego, Realizing The Self, Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., PH.D
Mahastee Mehdizadeh, MFT., CHt.
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