Ego Loves Your Attention

The ego doesn’t care if you love it or hate it, as long as you believe in it.

After reading about the ego in the Course, beginner students spend a lot of time analyzing their ego -- and others’ egos, which is the same thing. There is a useful, but limited purpose in this. It is important to identify the ego at work. But the ego loves the attention and this analysis can go on for too long. Some students spend years thinking and talking about their egos. They may be laughing at it, but it doesn’t matter to the ego. As long as you believe in it, the ego is happy.

You don’t have to worry about your every thought and mood. It doesn’t matter what ego is doing because the ego isn’t you. When you realize you’ve been too caught up in the ego’s illusions, just say “Oops! Ego again.” – and let it go.

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Carrie Genevachild said…
Ego is simply a belief, the belief in separation from Love, from God. This belief shows up in feelings of self doubt, the belief that I am not good enough. I can see ego in action by looking at the world in front of my face.
3:24 PM
jerryo said…
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10:43 AM
jerryo said…
Apparently we mistake the ego self(the personality) as our real self.
10:45 AM
jerryo said…
The EGO is Impotent!
One is already in the spiritual place
11:37 AM
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