What is ego? I’ve often heard
people say someone is coming from
his or her ego.
Ego has
gotten a bad reputation because if
a person is in his or her ego, how
can he or she be spiritual? Are
ego and spirituality separate?
Our modern concept of ego started
with good old Sigmund Freud.
Originally, Freud defined the word
ego as a sense of self. Later, he
revised his definition of ego to
mean the organized realistic part
of the psyche, compared to the
chaotic instinctual id and the
critical and moralizing super-ego.
The ego
finds a balance between primitive
drives and reality while
satisfying the id and
super-ego.
In
psychoanalysis, the ego is the
part of the psyche that is
conscious, controls thought and
behavior, and is most in touch
with external reality. This
perspective is entirely focused on
third dimensional experience.
In third dimensional experience,
the concept of ego has commonly
come to be applied to self worth,
self esteem and self identity. A
person who is has an inflated
sense of self worth is referred to
as egotistical.
Ego is your
identity that separates you from
all other people.
Taking
ego a step further, does having a
separate identity separate you
from not just other people but
from your spiritual nature and
from God? You are a spiritual
being in physical form.
As a spiritual being in physical
form, isn’t ego part of you and
part of your Divine nature? Every
one of us has a mind and emotions.
Your mind and emotions are part of
you and part of your Divine
nature. In order to become more
spiritual, is it necessary to
eliminate your ego?
If
we are truly all one, why does
separation in the form of
individual ego exist?
The ego expresses individuality.
Oneness of all Creation expresses
spirituality. You are both a
distinct individual and a
spiritual being. You are an
individual with your own
cumulative experiences and
lessons, while at the same time;
you are part of the whole.
Just because you have an ego or
sense of self, does not in itself
create separation. The sense of
separation is created by your
belief in separation. When you
focus on separation and create
thoughts and feelings that
reinforce separation, you are
creating separation.
When you move into spiritual trust
and embrace your individual
connection to all creation, you
are creating oneness. There is a
duality here, a duality of
separateness and oneness that
balance each other out.
Ego is
about balance, balancing your
individuality with your
spirituality, allowing for and
accepting the flow between
them.
Ego and spirituality are
interconnected, balancing
energies. Instead of struggling
with ego as a separating energy in
your life that takes you away from
your spiritual path, embrace and
work with your ego. Become aware
of when you are experiencing an
ego related feeling, such as guilt
or embarrassment.
Any ego related response is a
normal part of human experience.
As a spiritual being in physical
form, how you react to your ego
related responses is your choice.
You can get involved in the
thoughts and emotions that come
from your sense of self and create
separation, or you can acknowledge
the thoughts and emotions you
create and experience.
Love the thoughts and emotions
that come from your sense of self
and send love to all who trigger
these responses in you. Focus on
Oneness as your Divine nature and
the Universal nature of the Divine
in all experiences and all
beings.
Life is in Divine order. Ego is
only a bad thing if you see it as
a bad because it separates you
from the Divine.
Ego is
Divine!
