Walking the Path - 9 May

[Guest guest]

I'm still not clear how consciousness relates to the ego.

When we have recognition, the ego says, "I am aware." The union between consciousness and its object of perception creates ego. The concept of "i"" "I think therefore I am." Whenever we have this "i," we have separation. We think we are different from others.

 

Before Becoming This (Conversations with Maa and Swamiji) - A Devi Mandir Publication

 

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