the magician's assistant

[happydog]

The ego is an amazing construct. That's all it is, though

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[poliphilo]

I like this very much.

[happydog]

Thank you sir!

[ellie_nor]

"...only characters in a tale that is still being written and played out on a stage far larger and more complex than we can imagine or behold. And behind every character is the same Author who is not One but Many, and who is not Many, but One and None."

Yes. Also, Two and None. There is no True "I" that is different or separate from the rest of existence.

[happydog]

Yep. I got an urge to read the Bhagavad-Gita again and have been doing so, and that view of existence really speaks to me right now. It can be hard to read the Bhagavad-Gita without the heavy weight of the Hare Krishna cult providing its interpretation, just as the Christian Fundamentalists weigh the Bible down and cloud its message, but if read in a modern translation by a non-cultist, the Bhagavad-Gita has a lot to say about this.

[autumnalmonk]

This is a powerful bit of wisdom beautifully written. Thank you for sharing it.

[happydog]

Thank you for reading it.

[zeldakitty]

How to wipe "I" (or at least consciously dial it down) from a dialog/personal narrative is a challenge. Stripping the accompanying ego (or at least dialing it down) is really the deeper work.

This post... good stuff. Again, thrilled you're back here. Such a great reason to check in here more often.

[happydog]

"The Self, the Knower, is neither born nor dies. This ancient One is unborn, eternal, everlasting and indestructible. Even when the body dies, it is not destroyed. If the slayer thinks he slays, if the slain thinks he is slain, neither of them knows. He slays not, nor is he slain." (Katha Upanishad)

[ardaraith]

How do you map that with the triple soul concept?