"If one million people study a spiritual teaching and only one of those people ends ego illusion, why did the other nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine miss the opportunity? The reason the other nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine people missed the opportunity is because of the ego's fear of ending.
Due to the ego's fear of ending, the ego creates strategies to preserve its imaginary self.
Distorting spiritual teachings is one of the many strategies the ego uses to preserve its imaginary self.
People project their own thoughts, ideas, concepts, opinions, beliefs and interpretations unto the spiritual teachings they are studying. When those interpretations, etc., are added to the Teaching, the Teaching is no longer the Teaching. Be aware of when you are adding your own thoughts and interpretations. Say to yourself, "Those are my thoughts." Now without my ideas, opinions, beliefs, conclusions, and interpretations, what does the Teaching actually state?"
Right from the beginning the ego's preservation strategies have to be dealt with. The ego will block out or distort what is revealed in the spiritual teaching you are studying. Most attempts at awakening fail because of failure to put an end to the ego's preservation strategies."
One of the ego's preservation strategies is the thought "This does not apply to me."
Due to the ego's fear of ending, the ego creates strategies to preserve its imaginary self.
Distorting spiritual teachings is one of the many strategies the ego uses to preserve its imaginary self.
People project their own thoughts, ideas, concepts, opinions, beliefs and interpretations unto the spiritual teachings they are studying. When those interpretations, etc., are added to the Teaching, the Teaching is no longer the Teaching. Be aware of when you are adding your own thoughts and interpretations. Say to yourself, "Those are my thoughts." Now without my ideas, opinions, beliefs, conclusions, and interpretations, what does the Teaching actually state?"
Right from the beginning the ego's preservation strategies have to be dealt with. The ego will block out or distort what is revealed in the spiritual teaching you are studying. Most attempts at awakening fail because of failure to put an end to the ego's preservation strategies."
One of the ego's preservation strategies is the thought "This does not apply to me."
