Category: ascension
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Understanding Emotional Pain of Ego
As I have been working to release my ego, I have come to understand some truths about myself and what I have observed in others. When we feel slighted or hurt by others, it is our ego reacting to the pain and wounds within our own emotional landscape. We may have pain and wounds from…
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Unveiling the Soul
Before we find our way back to our souls, we must get through the layers of pain and hurt that we have stored within our emotional landscape that is represented through our smaller selves or egos. This pain is stored in layers that must be uncovered layer by layer. Sometimes there are no many layers…
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Layers of Ego
Life becomes simple when we live beyond our egos. This is what I have found to be the case in my limited experience of living beyond ego. During the last two months, I have been working hard on releasing my ego. This work require constant observations of my ego’s reactions, including arising fears, reactions of…
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Feeling the Shift
After two years of emotional healing, I have finally felt a significant shift within my emotional landscape. This occurred after I began to release my ego. Releasing ego is a process; it does not happen overnight. It begins with recognizing when we respond and react from ego, and what it feels like. Slowly over…
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Understanding Free Will
Before beginning spiritual practice and learning about the ego, I never truly understood the concept of free will. What I have done in the past before recognizing my ego was never truly choosing from free will. My actions and choices were always controlled to satisfy the needs of my ego. Our egos create our own…
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When Our Good Intentions Harm Others
Sometimes our good intentions may cause harm to others. Let me explain. Have you ever heard parents trying to control their children to do what they want, such as a pursuing a certain profession to be successful, marrying a certain type of person to be happy, or follow beliefs that they were taught to be…
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Freedom from Desire – I’m working on it . . .
“Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one’s desires, but by the removal of desire.” — Epictetus (via samsaranmusing)
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Learning to Love Unconditionally
My trip to France and Italy recently has taught me much about myself and loving unconditionally. As I observed my past relationships with others, I have noticed that we unconsciously place conditions on others in our lives. What can they do for me? How can they help me in my life? What do they have…
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