Alan Watts & Ego-Awakening
- Day 2 of 3 -
Non-Duality & The Ego
Definition: Non- Duality
Non-duality comes from the Sanskrit word Advaita, meaning 'not-two'. The reason it's called not-two and not 'one', is because 'one' is still a conceptual idea of what is non-conceptual.
Time, space and the whole universe are considered a dream of Consciousness. You, me and everyone else are just this Consciousness experiencing itself from different angles.
So, we are one, but at the same time we are also 'none', as all of it is an illusion that's most interesting when both perspectives are experienced at the same time.
Video 1: "Definition: Non-Duality"
Video 2: "Ego-related issue tree"
Ego-related issue tree
Is there any hard evidence that the thinker in our head – the ego – isn't real?
Well, is there any evidence that the you who you think you are is real?
The answer to either question is: No.
If you live by the principles of science, you wouldn't just assume the ego is real, only because it feels like it.
You'd investigate it. Especially since your position on this matter greatly affects your decisions, ranging from those about self-development to some of the most ordinary every-day decisions.
Definitions: Ego
If the ego is indeed a distorted lens of your (self)perception - one with short term benefits but long term problems – than you might want to get rid of it.
Literally meaning "I" in Latin, ego refers to your conscious sense of self, identity, and personal worth.
The term spans multiple fields: in everyday language, it's often equated with pride or self-importance, while in psychology and philosophy, it has specific, technical definitions.
Video 3: "Definitions: Ego"
“The feeling that we call “I” is an illusion.
Taking oneself to be the thinker of one’s thought is a delusion that produces nearly every kind of human conflict and unhappiness.”
~ Sam Harris, neuroscientist
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This 3-Days Course
“If you got the message,
hang up the phone.”
~ Alan Watts
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Video 4: "The Awakening roadmap"
This course will continue tomorrow
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~ Alan Watts
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