How do you get rid of ego?

[hackman]

yes, but ego also has that meaning as well
hence the expression, someone with a large ego

[alien pimp]

yeh man, exactly my point. so isn't it logical then to have a book of codes? and isn't it logical that the book is the dictionary for the words, and the grammar textbooks for the relationship between words?

Totally agree. However, people as you know are rather illogical. They'd rather make up meaning for words than look it up in a dictionary. Go figure.

i think you've finally closed this offtopic derail, that's it!

[parson]

yes, but ego also has that meaning as well
hence the expression, someone with a large ego

AND WHEN YOU MIX THEM UP AND JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.

[alien pimp]

I imagine life is a lot better without it.

Never.. ego makes you who you are! It' more or less your beliefs your code, it ultimate is the you who you can hear in your head when you read silently, the you who goes in and out of your dreams.. your ego is you! To get rid of your ego therefore would mean to get rid of whoever it is you are.... you would just be a machine.. a shell. Maybe your question should be more, how do you change yourself?

Grand by Name Grand by Nature...

Grand

ha!
not saying you copied me, saying we think alike:

how about associating ego with egotism? i say you can have one without the other same way you can have vegetables without vegetarianism
the soul, like god and other inventions meant to cover the gaps in our knowledge, doesn't exist
but the ego does, it's you. and it's as good as you are, it's not something apart that makes you bad. you can't get rid of it and still be you. do you want to die and become something else or do you want to be a better self aka having a better ego?
don't listen to parson, he has a huge ego growing by the day! so do i. but i don't claim differently, i'm just growing a nice ego that tries to do good things for the other egos, so we can feel good in this egoland
try this if you lost your way and see how it works, self improving and acting positive never harmed anyone. but this is not enough to feel good, you might need a bit of knowledge about the universe and brains to use it in order to make a good distinction between bad and good. real life ain't nothing like on tv and most people looking happy on tv live miserable lives. be you in the real world, not a projection of the self in an world of illusions

[hackman]

yes, but ego also has that meaning as well
hence the expression, someone with a large ego

AND WHEN YOU MIX THEM UP AND JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.

what conclusions did i jump to that were wrong? that it is possible to get rid of the ego without dying?
tbh you're the one making yourself look like an idiot

EGO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFLATED OPINION OF SELF.

so wrong

[parson]

yes, but ego also has that meaning as well
hence the expression, someone with a large ego

AND WHEN YOU MIX THEM UP AND JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.

what conclusions did i jump to that were wrong? that it is possible to get rid of the ego without dying?
tbh you're the one making yourself look like an idiot

EGO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFLATED OPINION OF SELF.

so wrong

I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT XARCANE DOUCHEWHISTLE

[parson]

EGO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFLATED OPINION OF SELF.

so wrong

this thinking is where people get it twisted. people with huge egos aren't the conceited ones. ego is not about inflated sense of self. it is about being driven by the false self. the one that is angry and annoyed and seeking gratification and desperately wants to protect itself. the one that is a fucking baby and finds all kinds of justifications for its actions. the part of you that the soul is able to step aside from and observe

[hackman]

oh ok sorry then
it was just the torrid of capital letters following my post that made me think otherwise

[xarcane]

EGO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFLATED OPINION OF SELF. YOU CAN HATE YOURSELF AND BE COMPLETELY CONTROLLED BY EGO.

EGO IS THE FAKE SELF THAT YOU'RE BORN WITH THAT YOU THINK IS YOU, BUT THE REAL YOU IS UNDERNEATH IT AND IT DOESN'T EXPERIENCE SUFFERING.

Oh right. I thought the truth was that self was only something created by limited perception and that in truth we are all part of a greater whole, and all our lives, all our good causes are dedicated to working towards that.

But it seems the real truth is that OUR TRUE SELF IS HIDING UNDERNEATH OUR FAKE SELF AND IT DOESN'T EXPERIENCE SUFFERING (I.E IS WHOLLY IGNORANT) - AND EVEN IF IT MAKES ME EVEN MORE SELF-INTERESTED, AND EVEN MORE EGOTISTICAL, AND EVN MORE WITHDRAWN FROM HUMANITY THAN THE FAKE SELF, IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE I HAVE TELEPATHY, RETARD.

[xarcane]

A quick definition of ego finds that "Ego is the self, as distinct from the world and our selves". If you create a new self that is even more distinct from the world and other selves, and your egotism balloons to astronomic proportions, your ego has grown, you haven't gotten rid of your ego, ffs.

I mean the fact that you started shouting over the internet is just... I just don't really have any words to describe this degree of misguidedness.

[the acid never lies]

EGO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFLATED OPINION OF SELF.

so wrong

this thinking is where people get it twisted. people with huge egos aren't the conceited ones. ego is not about inflated sense of self. it is about being driven by the false self. the one that is angry and annoyed and seeking gratification and desperately wants to protect itself. the one that is a fucking baby and finds all kinds of justifications for its actions. the part of you that the soul is able to step aside from and observe

Parson is the ego?

[kay]

Parson is....something else...

[parson]

[magma]

Without my ego, surely I'd cease to be me.

I like being me.

I've spent 28 years doing it and I'll be damned if I'm going to stop now.

[magma]

btw, who in this universe asks for the most praise, veneration, constant attention and obeying and all forms of cocksucking on his personality?
hint: he's not a member of dsf

he might be

I am.

[the acid never lies]

btw, who in this universe asks for the most praise, veneration, constant attention and obeying and all forms of cocksucking on his personality?
hint: he's not a member of dsf

he might be

I am.

Is that you, God?

[parson]

[magma]

btw, who in this universe asks for the most praise, veneration, constant attention and obeying and all forms of cocksucking on his personality?
hint: he's not a member of dsf

he might be

I am.

Is that you, God?

No worthy God would entertain such a vulgar question.

Also, unrelatedly, you don't know of any smiting that needs doing do you? Not that I'm going to do any, of course.

Beware false prophets.

[the acid never lies]

Smite the smug ones. But spare me.

[pårson]

A miracle occurs when a person is willing to shift his experience from the ego to pure consciousness. This unfolding is accomplished when one looks to Christ consciousness for guidance and finds one’s true self because the most fundamental error for human beings is misidentification of the ego. It loves to be identified, when we were born we were given a name for identification purposes, and we go through life thinking that we are who the name says we are. We also identify with our sex, race, religion, occupation, political party, possessions, where we live, social status, opinions and other things. We go through life never considering that we are more than our identity and that our ego is the main cause of our suffering in this life. When we experience ourselves as consciousness and realize that we are not our ego, we find that instantly and magically we transform our lives from effort and struggle to be somebody with the peace and satisfaction of just being alive.