Truth Is Deeper Than Fighting the Ego

[rudirotbart]

There is much truth in what is being said in your blog post "Truth Is Purity"

Purity, dissolution of illusion, and the call to ultimate reality — all of that points deeply toward the heart of awakening.

 

Yet, something subtle often gets overlooked:

The way truth is shared matters just as much as the truth itself.

 

If we speak about ego in a way that subtly attacks it,

we unknowingly recreate the very dynamic we are trying to transcend:

a war within ourselves.

 

It’s not that the insights are wrong — they are not.

It’s that the energy of accusation feeds resistance, shame, and fear,

which makes real surrender harder, not easier.

 

True awakening does not happen by blaming, shaming, or fighting the ego.

It happens when every aspect of ourselves — even the most contracted parts — are met with total compassion, total acceptance, total love.

 

The ego doesn’t dissolve because it is attacked.

It dissolves because it feels safe enough to let go.

 

When truth is offered as a sword, the heart closes.

When truth is offered as an open hand, the heart begins to melt.

 

There is nothing wrong with the clarity you are expressing.

It is powerful.

It is real.

 

This is just a gentle invitation:

 

The deepest truth is not something to wield against yourself or others.

It is something that embraces all things — even the confusion, even the fear — until only love remains.

 

[Hojo]

I've made this mistake and am just noticing it now after 4 years. You gotta let the ego flow let your brain think whatever it wants even if you deem the thoughts bad or evil or fked up. If you are standing next to someone and your brain thinks it wants to kill them stopping the thought of wanting to kill them is attacking the ego. Its very hard to get down because we are so accustomed to policing our thoughts. When around other people I feel the need to police my thoughts if I am around attractive women the mind will wander to sex and I will say hey! Not here buddy stop! Thats the dumbest thing you can do encourage it to think fked up shit. Awakening and schizophrenia are very closely related and its important not think you are better than your ego as they are 1.

Edited Thursday at 03:46 PM by Hojo

[Breakingthewall]

Well said, because what fights the ego is the ego itself, and by doing so, it increases its strength.

You shouldn't try to repress anything, but rather open yourself up as much as possible at all times. By doing so, the ego gradually weakens, but at its own pace and without pressure.

[Princess Arabia]

Nice post.