So many are struggling with the apparent invincibility of the ego — that no matter how hard they try or what methods they use, their behaviors continue to return to self-centered habits and selfish choices.  Quite a few have told me that they have therefore decide to give up and give in to the demands and desires of the ego.  After all, they note, “life needs balance, right?”

For such people, it is important to re-awaken to the Truth that yes, the ego cannot be beaten, and yet we do not have to let it rule our lives by copping out and “respecting” it (which is just another neat way of saying that we cave-in to its selfish desires and self-centered fears) … There is a third alternative, the one all the Masters speak of — the one I have recently begun living.  It is a Way that Works for those courageous enough to try it (instead of merely talk about trying it or wish they could try it).

And this way is the Way of Oneness.

On this path, every time we are tempted to do something solely for ourselves or condemn another or attack an “opponent” or hate an “enemy”, we have the choice to pause and be forgiving, kind and/or compassionate instead.  And if we choose to do so as an ally of the ego instead of fighting it as an enemy, we become truly powerful indeed — and experience the deepest Peace that a Human Being can know …

And this technique all starts with gratitude — thanking the ego for keeping us alive during childhood, thanking the ego for keeping our species alive while our neo-cortex was evolving, thanking the ego for providing such powerful temptations to us and “reasoning” why we should be occasionally selfish … And once the ego has been thanked, once you make it clear to it that you are not trying to destroy it, but are merely trying for one, present moment, to act as a Human Being instead of like a self-centered animal (and that the ego will reap the benefits of Peace & Joy that comes with such choices) — once this is done consciously, then the ego will briefly recede and allow you to act courageously as an agent of the Whole …

Know that every time we do so, we further the Harmony of the Universe, and every time we do not, we sow another seed of discord and pain for ourselves and others — and every moment is a new & completely independent chance to effectuate one or the other.

I myself make lots of self-centered mistakes each day, and yet I turn each time, forgive myself and my ego, thank it for the reasons noted above, and set out anew to be a Force for Good (as opposed to merely a force for my own “good”) in the moment that follows … And it is these moments of re-turn that bring me the Bliss of which I speak — a Bliss that is available to every sentient being in the Universe, including yourSelf, in every moment of its Life!

So won’t you, even for just one instant, forgive one of the “damaged ones” you see?

Won’t you, just for one second, pause and look to do an anonymous kind deed for another?

If enough of us string enough of these selfless moments of “radical kindness” together, the World will literally be Reborn.  Fortunately, we don’t need a majority to succeed, but we do need a significant minority — and I don’t have nearly enough “Compassion Warriors” yet …

So won’t you join me today?

Filed under: Practical Tips for Peace-full Living by Scaughdt