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*ebony*
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Its very important that our egos are intact. Maintaining the mental illusion that we know how to build muscle is far more important than the actual building of muscle. In the battle between mind and reality, the mind always wins.
Why can't women understand this about us?
i really do try, yet watching the ego kick in( all kind of different situations) and all i can think is "well jeez"-often mentally rolling my eyes.lol
ironwings, big bi's? not at all
slat1
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So true!
*ebony*
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yeah.....i'm reading Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. it talks alot about the idea of ‘ego’ and ‘Presence’. he says that the ego is dysfunctional and causes illusions in our mind and body. It is the ego that stops our connection with a higher being. he also says its the ego that continues to live in the past and the present. he wants us to live in the present to wake up and become aware. The moment you become aware of the ego in you, it is strictly speaking no longer the ego, but just an old, conditioned mind-pattern. Ego implies unawareness. Awareness and ego cannot coexist. this ‘duality’ is what has to go. and as i'm reading this i'm becoming AWARE of my own ego.lol god. i am also now curious as to the teachings of Buddhism, Hinduism Taoism.
OneBreath
Elite Mentor
You have just encountered the most important task of your life. Remember, nothing in the book is to be believed in the sense of "i intellectually agree with this". It is meant to be experienced (like your becoming aware of your own ego).
A person trying to lose weight would intellectually agree that eating chocolate cake and icecream every night will keep them from their goals. But that intellectual agreement means nothing if they continue to eat it.
A smoker would intellectually agree that smoking is dangerous to their health. What does that intellectual agreement get them?
Intellectual agreement (or believing) accomplishes nothing "real" in life.
Try to keep this close while reading the book. Try to experience for yourself the things he talks about. Don't just agree, experience.
I'm really happy for you!
Welcome to the journey ebonycurves. I am so excited for you - this will be a time of tremendous growth.
I bet OneBreath could direct you on some readings of Buddhism and Taoism. Certainly the Tao is a inspirational read.
Got your ego in check today? I'm really close with mine - LOL
*ebony*
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yes, i wanted to make that "shift". i understood what he meant of course, but it didn't really happen until i was a couple chapters into the book. then i became aware that i needed to be aware. and yes, i will be keeping that in mind. thank you so much for suggesting this book to me. and i'm so glad i started reading it.
yes, i am hoping it will be a time for enlightenment for me. my first "me time" to clear my mind, discover new prospectives. i don't know much about buddhism or toaism, the teachings of Confucius but i am utterly fascinated by what little info i managed to grasp.
lol as for my ego, can I sense my essential Beingness, the I Am, in the background of my life right now? the answer is yes. i always thought i was good as seeing the whole picture when some people usually focused on the little things, yet i've never really seen the whole portrait of me. i still don't see it. of course i was conscious of everything around me, but it was all black and white, the background, like you playing roles. i just noticed this, became aware of the little details i do everyday that i don't think about. and maybe by noticing the unnoticed i can see that big picture. i know i'm totally not making sense, but in my mind it all makes perfect sense.lol
maybe...
cheat or not though there is always a measure of control. this guy was arching, swinging and jerking so much in the effort to lift and lower the weights that i though surely he would lose his grip on the dumbbells, which would fly though the air and essentially kill someone( sorry i have a vivid imagination)
