The Ego Driven World

That persistent little voice

Every one of us has the constant chatter of thought in our heads. This persistent little voice is known today as the "ego".
The ego is a manifestation of the individual self in the physical world, just as is the body. It is necessary to have flesh and bone for humans to exist on the Earth, and likewise it is essential to possess an ego.
So what exactly is this "ego"? Well it is a portion of us that exists solely in the realm of Thought. It is our body's identity while we walk the Earth.

How can my ego be my identity?

Well, since our childhood there is a part of us that constantly monitors our relationship to everything in our environment. It observes who we are in relation to people, places, and objects. Once we develop the skills of language, that part of us catalogues our relationship to our environment using words. In relation to our parents the ego identifies us as "the child". In relation to the size of our parents we are identified as "small". These observations become who we are. Everything that is observed serves to create a label to identify the self.
This labeling system is the ego's way of creating a human "identity", beginning with "I", "me", and "my". In comparing itself with everything else, the ego creates a sense of security. We feel safer in expanding who we are in the world. The more we think we know the self, the better we feel. However, this existence of comparing the physical self with everything else has its pitfalls.

What are the pitfalls?

The first issue with comparing ourselves to all other things is that we develop a system of measurement. We categorize all of our comparisons as having a positive or negative result. Either it is good or bad that we are smaller than our parents. Either it is good or bad that we have parents to begin with.
This categorizing has the potential for creating much unnecessary drama in life. Being that the ego is anchored in the physical realm (which is of a lower energy than that of the spiritual,) it typically produces drama at every opportunity.

Another pitfall in the ego's comparative nature is the impermanence of the labels placed on the self. You see, the part of us that is the Spirit is the only part that is permanent/immortal, yet the ego is consistently trying to stamp itself with permanent labels. Let me explain how this fails to work in a forever changing world. We create a sense of self through our family members, for example. The ego states "I am my father's child. That is me." However, the man that is the father will one day pass away. Now the ego suffers a form of identity crisis. The same holds true for possessions. The ego labels itself as "the owner of my car. That is who I am." If that vehicle is stolen, the ego suffers an identity crisis.
The more we attach ourselves to people, places, and things, the less we see our true Spirit self.

That brings us to the biggest issue with the ego's ways of self-identification. Being essentially blind to the permanent soul within us - the immortal part that binds us all to each other through the Creator - it seems that it is the ego that is predominantly responsible for our blindness to the Oneness of everything. From the moment we begin to compare anything to "me", "myself", or the "I", we perceive the illusion of separation.

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Imagine the Spirit Driven World.

Just for a moment, imagine that 80% of the time, every single human being were to exude the virtuous traits of the Spirit. Let yourself see all of the people you encounter daily radiating peace, love, compassion, and kindness. Picture what changes occur globally when people express their Divine characteristics. Visualize the harmony and the unity, between humankind and the entire planet. Notice the feeling in your heart. Do you desire this vision?
(Do you hear a negative voice, objecting on the grounds of impossibility? Do you recognize who that frightened, desperate voice is?)