frei spirit
23-07-2008, 01:11 AM
the ego is the part in us that possesses things. there are two types of possessions, the first is the material such as: money,books,cars,food,cloths.etc. the second is the mental,things that exist in words only such as:dignity,honor,pride,success,title,reputation,et c. in fact there is no such thing as pride or dignity but there is only truth, and there is no success,reputation or honor but there is only truth, the only mental or spiritual possession we need is the truth,and from that comes everything we are after. for the material part of the ego to be eliminated we need to realize that excess in anything is a defect and we also need to realizethat possessions possess, we simply need to detach from the material and stick to the basics of food,shelter,clothing,as much as we can. What is the truth? the truth is the answers to the questions we used to ask when we were children: why things the way they are?why people die, why people act the way they do?where,who what is god, etc? any feedback?