The ego what is it? How to transcend?

[RedeZra]

here we are

playing hide and seek

with the Almighty

no wonder He is hard to find

waiting

with infinite patience


while we get lost in the world

and forget to look

for Him that Hides

waiting hoping

that someone soon finds Him

[14 Chakras]

Originally Posted by RedeZra

while we get lost in the world

and forget to look

for Him that Hides

waiting hoping

that someone soon finds Him[/I]

Who is hiding? Are we or is God?

What is the story of Adam and Eve (an allegory for every souls fall in consciousness here)?

When they realize what they have done, eaten from the tree of duality: relative good and relative evil, and found themselves trapped in the separation consciousness, what happened?

Did not the spiritual teacher in the garden come ask them what happened, come offer a hand of help?

Did not they pretend that nothing happened? Did they not they hide behind a rock and covered themselves with tree leaf to hide their own nakedness rather than own up to their mistakes with the spiritual teacher who represented God?

Yes ~ they hid. Our soul hid.

We hid. We are hiding.

The game of Life is not the game of hiding. That is the game of the ego, it is the game of death.

The game of Life begins when we stop hiding from who we are and awaken to our True identity once again, in Oneness with God ~

The surrendering of the ego is surrendering the illusions we have used to cover up our own nakedness. Finally coming back home to the kingdom by our own Free Will choices into our Divine state of Being Grace.

Now is our opportunity to stop hiding from God, own up to our own creations of separation, and surrender them and come back again into the Kingdom within ~

[RedeZra]

Originally Posted by 14 Chakras

Who is hiding? Are we or is God?

The game of Life begins when we stop hiding from who we are and awaken to our True identity once again, in Oneness with God

can you hide from God

so He does not find you


does He not Hide

in our forgetfulness


for Adam and Eve

became body conscious

and the children got lost in the world

where they will not find if they do not look

[greybeard]

Taken from 12 steps of AA
! We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable
2 Came to believe that a Power greater than us could restore us to sanity.
3 Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him.
7Humbly asked him to remove our short comings.
11 Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12 having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principals in all our affairs.

Serenity prayer.
God grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change
courage to change the things I can
and wisdom to know the difference

I thought it might be helpful to put this on the thread as it has to do with transcending ego.

My first exposure to these steps was about 35 years ago, since then I have seen many become sober through them, unfortunately I have also know many to die because they lost humility, ego took over, they thought they could do it on their own, and when they got into trouble again, couldn't let go of ego enough to ask for help.

AA is a place of unconditional love, it doesn't matter what you have done, the help is there. All are without exception equal.
I am not a spokes man or affiliated to AA in anyway.
Because my full name is not here i remain anonymous.

Point I am making is that I know I am dependent on the Power of God for every sober breath I take. The ego doesn't like that one bit. I love it

The power that one receives, becomes available, to become sober through humility and surrender to God. That Power, I call God, has saved millions of lives, lack of humility and thinking one is more powerful than God ( Edge God Out) has led millions to death, through war, famine, drink, drugs, you name it. all down to ego.

I know that the benefits of transcending ego are beyond measure and I can only speak for myself.
It wis nae me. God did it.

My fav teacher was helpful as a psychiatrist in setting up AA in the early days, millions have benefited, DH suggests using the twelve steps as one way to transcend ego.

Chris

Chris

[RedeZra]

Originally Posted by greybeard

God grant me the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change
courage to change the things I can
and wisdom to know the difference

it is a beautiful prayer

sometimes we just have to hang in there

to sail through the stormy seas towards the shores serene


---

found this little gem here by one Linda Bruce I think



God Said No

I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, now you're starting to understand.