EGO

The Personal Ego: A Mirror of Separation

Ah, the personal ego – that little voice in your head convinced that you’re the main character of the universe. It whispers, “You’re separate from everyone and everything,” and then sits back, proud of its work, as you navigate life armed with fear, judgment, and the occasional need to prove you’re right (even when you’re wrong). This ego creates a grand illusion where we see ourselves as isolated beings, stuck in a solo act of separation.

To break free from the personal ego’s spell, we need to see through its illusions. Instead of tuning in to this loud, insistent voice, we can choose to align with our Inner Guide – the part of us that suggests maybe, just maybe, we could be wrong (and that’s okay!). Embracing forgiveness becomes our key to seeing beyond separation and remembering that, surprise, we’re actually One with all.

The Collective Ego: A Greater Trap

If you think your personal ego is tricky, wait until you meet its bigger, meaner cousin: the collective ego. This is the sum of all our personal egos, joining forces like a misguided superhero team, forming a powerful network of beliefs, traditions, and ideologies. The collective ego is the ultimate trap, pulling us even deeper into the dream of separation.

It shows up as national pride, religious extremism, political debates that ruin Thanksgiving, and the infamous groupthink. The collective ego is responsible for history’s greatest hits: wars, genocide, and other fun activities that we’d rather forget. Under its spell, even the individual who wouldn’t normally hurt a fly can find themselves justifying actions they never thought possible.

This, unfortunately, takes us even further from the truth.

Escaping the Collective Ego

Sure, the collective ego is powerful – but don’t be fooled. It’s still an illusion, like a monster under the bed that vanishes when you turn on the light. Just as we can transcend the personal ego through forgiveness and awakening, the collective ego can also be released by remembering our true Oneness.

Awakening from the collective ego isn’t a task for the faint-hearted. It requires courage, dedication, and perhaps the willingness to be the odd one out at family dinners. It means disentangling ourselves from societal norms and values, and instead, listening to that quiet, sensible voice of our Higher Self – the one that gently reminds us we’re not as separate as we think.

Returning to Pure Presence.

As we let go of the ego – both personal and collective – we open the door to our true identity: the Awareness that knows no separation. This Awareness is always present, always peaceful, and always connected to the source of all that is.

By choosing love over fear, forgiveness over judgment, and truth over illusion, we not only strengthen our awareness of this Presence but also free ourselves from the tight grip of the ego. In doing so, we return to the freedom of our true nature – a state where we’re all the main characters, but in a story where no one’s left out.