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Old 03-12-2010, 07:23 PM   #49
greybeard
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Default Re: Being humble - a key to eternity

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Originally Posted by swordsmith View Post
when used correcly, the ego is your amigo. You can't live without it and as someone smarter than me said, why reinvent the wheel? The ego is grossly misunderstood and many are manipulated especially in new age philosophies ( as if the ones perpetuating this dont have one HAH) BUT its all due to the fact that we feel so guilty for having one, not our fault. Bring back the bicameral mind I say.
Hi Swordsmith have a look at the thread "the ego what is it? how to transcend"
I posted something there which is relevant to what you are saying.
Problem is ego uses you rather than the other way around.
Anyway please check recent post.
Saves me rewriting it here.
Agree re New age.

Respectfully Chris
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