Comments on: The Continual Renewal of the Present Moment https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment Stay as awareness Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:18:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jim Tolles https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment.html#comment-649 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:38:04 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment/#comment-649 You're welcome, Joyce. I'm glad my work can help you.

]]> By: Nuts about life https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment.html#comment-650 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:35:31 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment/#comment-650 Yes!
The confusion came with the definition of the ego and your explanation cleared my confusion.
I really enjoy your articles. Thanks for sharing your insights and wisdom.
Joyce

]]> By: Jim Tolles https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment.html#comment-654 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:47:29 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment/#comment-654 No. I'm not using other people's definitions of the ego. The way I define the ego is that it is a collection of traits, preferences, attachments, and so forth that causes you to limit how you perceive reality based on those above agendas.

Awareness is the space that is aware. But it has no agenda. That's what I'm pointing you back towards, Joyce.

Additionally, we create a conscious ego to make choices like to do spiritual inner work, but the conscious ego is more like scaffolding around the unconscious ego–the house that is being demolished. As the unconscious is dissolved, the need for a conscious ego is less.

Ultimately, dissolving the unconscious ego allows us to have choice and freedom in how we focus ourselves/when and how we create a conscious ego whereas the uncosncious ego has already told you how you can think, what you think is possible, what you think is desirable, and so forth. These beliefs are so deeply held that we don't even realize how attached and limited we are.

Does this help? Thanks for the question.

]]> By: Nuts about life https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment.html#comment-655 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:43:03 +0000 https://spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2019/11/11/the-continual-renewal-of-the-present-moment/#comment-655 I’m confused about what the ego is. According to modern physiology the ego is the ability to perceive objective reality.
Without the ego I could not have an earthly experience. So therefore I can not dissolve it.

My understanding is that I do want to become consciously aware of my thoughts beliefs feelings and actions so I can make better choices that serve me and brings me peace and joy.

I do understand conscious living. That I have the ability to become aware of how my brain functions and observe my patterns and how I react or respond to life.

According to my understanding, dissolving the ego would mean to bring any thought belief feeling and action from the unconscious to the conscious so I am ware of it, feel it, and decide if it is serving me and the world. If not than I can work on changing it.
Is this what you are teaching when you say to let go of the ego?
Thanks for your insights and work
JOYCE

circumstances. that I can decide that my actions That many of my patterns that do not serve me come from the unconscious. Is what you are considering the ego to be is my thoughts feelings beliefs and behaviors that do not serve me?

about dissolving the ego because it seems to me that is The ego is the ability to perceive objective reality ( definition according to modern physiology)

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