Angels and demons: are they outside of us or within?
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I suppose you’ll find them most easily tucked away in a Dan Brown novel. 😁
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What exactly is the "ego"?
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Jerry King11 said:And just me and humanity being the only reality? I wouldn't go that far.
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I don't believe I ever explicitly defined what I meant by "self," though I suppose Edward Flores4 put it quite elegantly.
What exactly is the "ego"?
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Jerry King11 said:You can fall into an illusion regardless of your approach if you’re busy manufacturing your own dogmas and biases. Whether you claim to be "understanding" humanity or God, you're missing the scale; man is smaller than God because God encompasses man. Besides, what does "knowing oneself" even mean anymore? To me, it sounds like little more than pop philosophy—that modern obsession with "self-care" and ego-driven "personal growth." It's all just people trying to find their reflection in God. 🤷
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But I wonder, what if God is merely a projection of the human mind?
What exactly is the "ego"?
in Spirituality ·
Jerry King11 said:Hey, I stumbled upon another sharp little quote today.
"Nothing truly comes from human knowledge alone; everything flows from the knowledge of God." 🙂
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Everything actually stems from the individual's realization of themselves,
whereas I suppose an understanding of God is merely an illusion or a misconception.
whereas I suppose an understanding of God is merely an illusion or a misconception.
What exactly is the "ego"?
in Spirituality ·
Whatever you imagine yourself to be, that's exactly what you are, at least until the moment you change your mind. 😉