{"id":488,"date":"2016-02-14T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceandmind.org\/?p=488"},"modified":"2017-12-21T22:59:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T22:59:43","slug":"ego-do-you-have-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/2016\/02\/14\/ego-do-you-have-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Ego&#8230;Do you have one?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s no ego it&#8217;s just a concept, but often we experience it as a voice within us that constantly complains, judges, evaluates, craves, escapes, desires or rejects. Actually what happens is a\u00a0constantly arising of thoughts related to\u00a0these mental afflictions. But if we learn to observe these thoughts without judging them again and evaluating them, we see that they are ephemeral, they \u00a0arise and pass. As we train the mind to be in the present accepting things as they are, without paying attention to these selfish thoughts, we will start finding freedom\u00a0and discover an inner wisdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It sounds easy, but how to do the habit of not following compulsively\u00a0our thoughts? On this site I present a number of methods to release our ego-grasping\u00a0and find peace of mind and emotional balance. I recommend starting with these <a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/2016\/01\/08\/the-5-most-important-practices\/\">methods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/meditadora-01-ingles-f.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-493 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/meditadora-01-ingles-f.jpg\" alt=\"meditadora-01-ingles-f\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/meditadora-01-ingles-f.jpg 600w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/meditadora-01-ingles-f-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We must not fall into the trap of thinking we have an ego and it&#8217;s like an enemy that lives within us and we have to attack and eliminate, this\u00a0only causes suffering. Nor should we try to stop thinking, that&#8217;s not the purpose of mental training. We let thoughts arise but we don&#8217;t\u00a0follow them. In the space between one thought and another, there is a space of clarity and silence in which we can rest and from there we can see how a new thought arises in the space of the mind but we don&#8217;t\u00a0follow or believe it. If the thought says &#8220;you&#8217;re doing it wrong,&#8221; &#8220;I can&#8217;t&#8221;, etc. don&#8217;t believe him, let\u00a0it manifest and pass, and stay mindfully present. Rest your mind and your body in its natural state.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have you experienced what happens when you don&#8217;t follow your thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no ego it&#8217;s just a concept, but often we experience it as a voice within us that constantly complains, judges, evaluates, craves, escapes, desires or rejects. Actually what happens is a\u00a0constantly arising of thoughts related to\u00a0these mental afflictions. 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