Ego dynamics according to Shunyamurti

[Bob Seeker]

Basic generalized summary of video: https://youtu.be/ihFtxpLS3zA

• Trauma experienced --> trauma self invented, accepted as real self, too much to bear --> concept of a tolerable self imagined and preferred to trauma self, inauthentic, causes purgatory like conditions --> censoring agent invented to protect imaginary self from thoughts of the trauma self and thoughts disconfirming tolerable self, creates ignorance --> calculating agent invented for navigating life as the tolerable self using whatever "logic" it prefers, affirms the imaginary tolerable self, produces more karma.

 

• Trauma self invented --> seeks love to feel secure from trauma --> not vulnerable enough to experience real love, expressed instead as desire and desire to be desired, desires only changing forms--> regressive states of dependency --> Foolhardy decisions made on this basis, sabotaging the development of one's life. 

 

• Meditation --> dropping of imaginary concepts and tolerable self --> eruptions from the trauma self felt then dropped (dark night of the soul) --> more real love discovered --> true symbolic agency for navigating life developed --> one's life potentials manifested --> led to True Self

 

Edited January 24, 2022 by Bob Seeker

[omar30]

@Bob Seeker

Amazing

[Preety_India]

Nice share. 

[Cathal]

i like his way of explaining things, very logical and direct. thanks

[Leo Gura]

The ego-self will get created regardless of trauma.

[Bob Seeker]

@Leo Gura what triggers the creation of the ego? Is it pure instinct?

[kray]

1 hour ago, Bob Seeker said:

@Leo Gura what triggers the creation of the ego? Is it pure instinct?

My best guess would be innate survival instincts?