More about the false center or ego self . . .

“We all sit around in a ring and suppose, while the secret lies in the middle and knows.” Robert Frost.

The ego self or false self, is always looking for attention, for recognition and for validation.

The ego self thrives on attention. It is totally dependant on others for the attention it needs and when positive attention is lacking, negative attention will do. No attention at all is totally unacceptable to the ego self!

For the person who has lost touch with the Real Self or Intuitive Self, they identify fully with the ego self and these people become slaves to and totally dependent on the attention of others!

This is how some people exist. Even when people are abusive towards them it is better than not having any attention being paid to them at all!

The real beggar is the one who begs for attention! The real King is the one who lives from within, sensing his connection to the Real Self.

Whenever you feel miserable, close your eyes and try to find out where your misery is coming from.

You will find it is coming from the ego self, which has somehow been shaken.

Egos are always in conflict with other egos as every ego is unsure of itself.

The more unsure some egos are, the more these egos will try to fool others by appearing confident!

The path towards the Intuitive Self is a path passing through the territory of the ego self, where, very often intuitive nudges are hijacked!

It is very easy to identify the ego in others. But that is not the point. The point is to be able to identify when YOUR ego is in control.

Start looking out for your own ego, not the ego in others, as that is really none of your business.

A Zen master was walking down a street one day when a man running in the opposite direction knocked him down. The Zen master got up and continued walking in the same direction as before without even turning around.

A passing man was shocked by what had happened and asked the master. “Who was that man? Are you not angered by the way he has treated you?” The master answered, “I am not angry, his behaviour is his problem, not mine!”