The Ego and the Voice of Knowledge
The simple truth is that your life, your universe, your relationships, and how your life happens is all up to you. Regardless of your situation, poor and homeless or rich and famous, your reality is totally based on what you think it is. You can change your life as simply as changing the way you think. That is not always easy, but it is simple.
IMHO the biggest challenge we face when starting down a spiritual path is our own self doubt and lack of belief. The voices in our mind are constantly triggering negative thoughts and doubt. Usually, the strongest voice is that of your ego. Your ego is who you think you are, it is your thinking mind and “self image”. This is often referred to as Ego.
You might say well that’s who I am. I say, there is much more to it than that.
This is the point you need where you need to understand that you, a being made of energy, are much more than just your conscious mind. Your spirit, your soul is not your mind. Your body, especially your heart, generates powerful bioenergy fields. We will get into some of the other bodily systems and energy centers in later posts but for now you need to be focusing on how you think.
Your ego is not driven totally by your conscious mind. The unconscious mind is a powerful part of you that allows repetitive tasks easily, react quickly to danger, but it is also there to keep you safe. Many times you talking yourself out of something is because of your unconscious mind.
You and your ego are a result of all the influences you have had in your life so far. This includes what you learned in school and experienced in life. Your cumulative Knowledge is a great influencer on you and your dealings with others. The problem with your Ego is that it lies to you.
I want to introduce you to a shaman by the name of Don Miguel Ruiz. Don Miguel is a licensed physician as well as a Toltec shaman. He is a wonderful writer and shares the knowledge of the ancient Toltec people. His insights into the mystical are a must read.
One of his books, the Voice of Knowledge, is particularly good at explaining how your ego and the voices manipulate you. It is a fascinating perspective on Knowledge. The main point of this book: not all Knowledge is truth. Just because you know something, doesn’t mean it is factual.
Right? Maybe not something you think about when you think you know what you think you know. We have become thoroughly conditioned by the beliefs, opinions and views of others. People that do not have a direct connection to you yet are influencing how you think and feel. And most of it is lies or misperceptions.
You are going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view
Obi Wan to young Luke Skywalker
The greater lesson is understand that there will always be much more you don’t know than you do.
This graphic is one of my favorite memes showing a pie chart illustrating the range of our knowledge. I actually think the green is too big.
Another of my favorite authors is Eckhart Tolle. His book ‘The Power of Now’ is a must read (or listen) on the Ego and how focusing on the here and now is so important. There are of course many others that talk about the ego outside of mainstream psychiatry. The key here is to realize that all that worry, all the fear rooted in either the past or the future is not real.
The past is a memory, the future a mystery, only this moment is truly real.
You must train your mind to quiet those voices with all the worry, anger or fear. These are negative emotions that are low frequency do not help you vibrate at higher levels. In my next post we will discuss frequencies and introduce ways to change your vibrations. Until next time, cheers.
