The Ego and Nondual Meditation

The start of a dialog… with you.

Hey all people. So I needed to make this extremely lovely video for you. Um, however my setup, uh, didn’t need [00:13] me to set that up immediately. So I’m simply making this video for you. Uh, the subject immediately that I needed to speak about is, um, no self or the function of the self in with a small s or the function of the ego in non-dual meditation. And I wish to do that as a dialogue. So I’m going to do that very brief video, like lower than 5 minutes after which let’s see what your questions are. After which I’ll make one other video, possibly, uh, with a unique setup or possibly with the identical setup that solutions your questions in order that we will have a type of a video dialogue going right here. Um, that seems like enjoyable, doesn’t it? Woo!

Um, so there’s a number of confusion and a number of, I believe, uh, um, unhelpful concepts and [01:03] possibly even, um, concepts which are main individuals astray and issues that simply trigger extra, uh, confusion than readability round [01:16] the concept of the ego. And so let’s simply discuss this, um, from my viewpoint and a follow viewpoint [01:25] that’s coming from traditions like Nondual Shaiva Tantra or Mahamudra or Dzogchen, relatively than different traditions, as a result of this isn’t a [01:33] monolithic, uh, means of working. It’s not like there’s only one view about this. Yeah, I believe there may be [01:41] this manner of speaking that comes from among the traditions that the ego is a complete fantasy. It’s [01:47] non-existent and subsequently it type of should be seen via and even like destroyed or like chopped down and that [01:55] someway you’re going to then go ahead into the world with out an ego. And, um, you understand, we’ll let these [02:02] traditions speak for themselves, however I don’t see it this manner.

Sure, in fact, the ego is a development. Sure, [02:09] we even watch it being constructed in individuals developmentally from the time they’re somewhat little one. You recognize, in case you [02:15] have your individual kids or sometime whenever you do have kids, you’ll, if that happens, you will note them [02:21] within the technique of ego formation. It’s a factor that we construct over time. So it’s clearly a development. It [02:29] isn’t some type of essence. Um, despite the fact that individuals, you understand, you will note with kids that they do [02:35] type of include kind of a persona already put in. There may be a few of that there. However over time, you [02:42] know, developmentally, we construct this factor referred to as the ego and add layers of ego on over time. Um, and so [02:50] sure, it’s a development and we will see via that development and we will see that, oh, regardless of the better, [02:57] let’s say, uh, consciousness or regardless of the better organism or regardless of the better expertise was that was, you understand, sort [03:06] of the framework, even the groundless floor for constructing that ego is the precise identification, if we wish to name [03:13] it that, non-identity or no matter. However that’s the place we actually exist. And the ego is like our, um, um, you [03:23] know, persona, our masks that we use to navigate the world of human society. And naturally, the mandatory, um, [03:33] twin of the ego is the shadow, all of the stuff that doesn’t assist us navigate society or that will get in [03:39] the way in which.

However, um, and is someway inappropriate. It doesn’t need to be destructive, troublesome stuff. It’s simply issues that [03:46] society doesn’t wish to, um, take care of, will get put into type of the opposite bin referred to as the shadow. However in [03:54] any case, so we see that we have now this, um, construction of thought and feeling and physique sensation and obvious [04:02] location and all that that we will name an ego. And it may usually sound like we’re purported to get [04:08] rid of that or destroy it or that it’s the enemy or that someway it’s a unhealthy factor. And [04:15] you understand, in fact, in meditation retreat, in deep meditation, typically in different experiences, via trauma, via automobile accidents, via [04:23] medicine, via every kind of issues, we will have the expertise of the ego not being there for some time, [04:31] you understand, really disappearing. And that may be fairly a reduction. That may be fairly, um, nice. And, you understand, [04:39] typically that’s complete, typically it’s partial, typically it lasts only for a second, typically it lasts for a very long time. [04:45] However that can provide us the sense of like, oh, I’m not my ego. And naturally, that’s an essential [04:51] realization, proper? That’s a vital, you understand, you should do not forget that. You should do not forget that I’m not [04:58] my ego. Um, however in fact, once we then come again to attempt to take care of individuals, attempt to, um, [05:06] work in society, attempt to have, uh, jobs and relationships and, um, you understand, hobbies and do stuff, uh, there’s [05:17] an essential function for the ego. We want some type of construction that helps us work together with people, that helps [05:24] us, you understand, um, not simply come off as like some type of void zombie.

And so egos are actually [05:33] helpful and essential with a few caveats. One, as I used to be mentioning, it must be stunningly clear, um, [05:42] over and time and again, stunningly clear, I’m not my ego. That, and it’s not simply intellectually, it’s [05:49] one thing you’ve skilled in your bones as a result of in any other case you, uh, what is going to occur is when the ego begins to both [05:57] you understand, vanish quickly or be seen via extra completely, um, we’ll expertise that as demise. You recognize, we [06:05] will, or like we’re approaching demise and we will get actually panicky about it as a result of we have now our identification in [06:11] the ego and the ego is dissolving. However as soon as we have now the expertise, possibly over and time and again, [06:17] of the ego both dissolving completely or dissolving partially or just being seen via as a development, being seen via [06:25] as empty. And that occurs time and again. You acknowledge nothing unhealthy occurred. I didn’t die. I didn’t get [06:33] annihilated. I didn’t go away. Consciousness, expertise, Buddha nature, the supply, no matter we wish to name it, was nonetheless fully [06:41] there and actually was having a greater time than, um, than we sometimes do once we’re locked into ego [06:47] identification, which is a really tight straight jacket and a really slender, constricted, disagreeable factor if we have now it as [06:54] an identification. It’s, in actual fact, we will see why we would consider it as a nasty factor as a result of [06:59] that’s the place all of the struggling comes from is making an attempt to take this, you understand, completely boundless, timeless, centerless awakeness that [07:07] is spontaneous and joyous and simply effulgent with which means and with creativity and all that and pack it into this [07:15] little bizarre, um, straight jacket, sock puppet factor of ego.

And so we wish to see via that and we [07:24] wish to see via that deeply and clearly and repeatedly until we not determine as this ego being, proper? [07:35] We don’t ever determine as that once more. However, you understand, you don’t determine together with your liver perform very a lot. You [07:42] don’t determine together with your coronary heart perform as a pump, you understand, very a lot, but it surely’s nonetheless essential. It’s nonetheless doing [07:50] its job. We would like it to do its job, you understand, and we don’t need it to only, you understand, [07:56] I don’t want a coronary heart perform anymore. I don’t want a liver anymore. Nicely, yeah, you do. And within the [08:02] identical means, until you’re simply going to sit down in a cave, which is okay, some those that’s their lot, that’s [08:08] their, um, deal in life is to sit down in a cave. However most of us, that isn’t our deal. [08:13] We weren’t born into the society to do stuff like that. We’re going to get on the market. We’re going [08:17] to do issues with individuals. We’re going to, you understand, make stuff and do stuff and, uh, have households and have, [08:25] um, careers and possibly many careers and lots of interactions. And for that, um, not solely do we want coronary heart perform [08:31] and liver perform, however having ego perform happening is okay. It’s needed. It’s lovely.

Um, however two issues once more, [08:41] we will, we, we, we don’t determine because it, a minimum of not in any everlasting means. We are able to quickly inhabit [08:48] it, but it surely’s not who we’re. And likewise when it’s, when it’s, um, seen as, you understand, constantly [08:56] arising empty look that’s this effulgent, beautiful expression of the supply, we will to, to make use of actually relative, dualistic [09:06] language, we will enhance it. We are able to have a a lot better ego with fewer crappy edges and so forth. And [09:13] it makes it a lot simpler to, you understand, if we’re not within the demise grip of that is who I [09:19] am and that is who I’m and that is who I’m, you understand, we will really start to [09:23] enhance our capacity to perform on the earth as a result of we have now a a lot looser, extra open, extra like, oh, yeah, [09:31] um, I’m enhancing my muscular perform by lifting weights or I’m enhancing my, um, cardiovascular stuff by figuring out or [09:40] enhancing my lung perform by doing pranayama or no matter. In the identical means, I can enhance my ego perform, um, [09:48] in a complete bunch of the way which are not threatening as a result of it’s not my identification. It’s simply this factor, [09:54] proper? That’s arising that helps, that’s there for individuals, that’s there for, um, as a result of we’re social [10:03] beings, you understand.

So the ego isn’t one thing that should go away. It’s, I don’t even assume, until [10:10] you’re alone on a regular basis, I don’t even assume it, um, can go away until you simply type of, um, [10:18] you understand, faux to be void on a regular basis or one thing. It’s, it’s bought to come up the minute you begin [10:26] talking, the minute you begin interacting, persona components are being co-created, um, you understand, it’s a social development, social co-construction, [10:35] proper? So it’s all the time going to be there. We simply don’t wish to imagine it’s us. That is the essential [10:39] level. That is like what I might name first degree awakening. Don’t imagine that’s you. Um, and have a deep, [10:46] clear, completely elementary expertise that certain ego is one thing that arises inside you. Ego is one thing that superbly, you understand, [10:57] is the brocade of the shimmering, glowing existence of the creativity of the supply. It’s there, but it surely’s not my [11:07] identification. That’s what we wish to get to or discover or, you understand, acknowledge, um, to start our journey of [11:17] non-dual awakening.

In order that’s what I wish to say immediately. Um, let me know you probably have questions on that. [11:24] Put the questions within the feedback after which, uh, if any of these are fascinating or I’ve one thing to [11:28] say about them, I’ll make one other video. Okay. So, um, thanks for listening to me rant immediately about this matter. [11:36] And hope to listen to from you. So, have an important one. [11:42]

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