“The first step to your freedom lies in the deeper realization that you have an ‘ego’ disguising itself as you. The ego is your false self-image that gets its power by seducing you into becoming identified with it.”
-Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)
We begin our inner journey from and beyond our egoic identity (the unconscious identification with the separate I/me story). The ego functions as a personality construct (false self-image) worn by consciousness in order to operate and survive in the world. When we over-identify with ego, we become limited, delusional and forget our higher purpose. The initial step to transcend our ego is through observing presence. Take notice of when the ego is intruding your thoughts, feelings and behaviors by becoming more conscious of it. The more you are able to witness (with detachment) your ego when it resurfaces, the more it will recede and lose it’s powerful stranglehold over you.
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