tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327733828484879907.post8212837731411612995..comments2023-04-06T12:56:19.787+01:00Comments on Mind, Body & Scroll: Book Review: A New EarthTaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931890597877028988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327733828484879907.post-8218816374378272222012-02-11T16:41:25.306+00:002012-02-11T16:41:25.306+00:00It's a very interesting point. I think that th...It's a very interesting point. I think that the point of the book isn't to get rid of your ego but to recognize it and therefore reduce its impact on your life. Everytime you make that shift in consciouness happen, then you generate a choice. You can choose to go along with the drama or recognize it for what it is. Ever since I read the book I've actually started laughing at some of the things my ego comes up with. It's pretty ridiculous at times -- so much disfunction! I don't think it will ever go away, but I can observe it, be amused by it, but not let it run my life. Thanks for the very thoughtful and insightful comment!Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931890597877028988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327733828484879907.post-62436968873852418122012-02-07T17:40:57.423+00:002012-02-07T17:40:57.423+00:00I read A New Earth over the course of a two week v...I read A New Earth over the course of a two week vacation with my in-laws over the holidays. I enjoyed it, particularly for the way you mentioned - that it helps to "locate" the ego. Since reading it I've been practicing listening to my ego, and I realize that I am creating stories constantly. For example: someone makes a comment like "I just hope that now that you've paid for that you'll actually use it". My ego hears this and tells me: "Once again, you're doing something you're interested in and you're forced to justify it. This person doesn't want you to be free, they want you to do what makes them feel secure! Everything you do must be justified to someone else and it is literally crushing your soul." Drama! And my ego loves it. I can literally go on and on unless I hear myself and think "Do I really want to keep creating this story?" I generally snap out of repeating it to myself, but the thing I wonder about the ego is - I can hear it, yes, and that's good because I don't believe it as much as I used to, and I act in defense of it less than I used to, and I can see how it distorts things more than I used to, but I wonder- are there times when I can be aware of what my ego wants and it's a good thing? I did what Eckhart Tolle recommends and "experienced the diminishment of my ego in stillness" and I can tell you, it felt interesting but it didn't feel good. Is giving up the ego like giving up coffee? Good for you but no more peaks and lows? Do you have to give up dramatic emotions? I like those, even though I know they make me crazy, and out of control. My personal life has definitely become 1000% more functional since I started "listening" to the ego in me. Perhaps there's a part of my ego-created "definition" that includes disfunction, in fact, I'm sure there is. But I like it! But it's making me miserable! Arg! ha ha. oh crazy, you are my frenemy, I love you.Monique Vasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794390734498366884noreply@blogger.com