(from a conversation with my special friend, Flora)
In chatting with Flora about the experience of fear eradication in the context also of the issues with her family, I was explaining that the domain of the ego was fear but that in a balanced and healthy world where fear was not widely used to control people (governments, religions, media, etc), the distortion of the ego would cease and it could re-establish its intended role.
The point is that God (the universal consciousness) knows what it is doing and it didn’t create the ego to be a burden or problem in our lives (our enemy I you like) but it has been given power beyond its needs and purpose in a world riddled with fear.
In my view, we should love and show respect for every part of our being. Doing that results in a need to talk to the ego lovingly, respecting its strengths and purpose and asking for its cooperation where it feels under threat. In engaging with all aspects of my being, all the various shades of mind, body & spirit, I have set a powerful precedent for myself where I do not damn or criticise any part of my being, where all parts are loved, honoured and respected for the contribution they all make to my life.
So it was that facing resistance by my ego to the intended removal of all fear, the weapon of an unloved and unappreciated ego, I spoke with some firmness yet respect for my ego, pointing out that I intended proceeding with the fear removal process and that it could, if it wishes, continue to cause me pain (to whit my headache 3 days ago) and suffering or it could cooperate with my whole self and then be free to do what it does best, namely process things (my friend Peter’s “production manager” concept where the ego is better suited to that role than being chairman of the board, yet it tries to hold onto that role).
I feel strongly that this holistic approach to self love is vital, yet so much modern spirituality makes the ego our enemy, a scapegoat for lives that do not work. Henceforth I refuse to engage in unappreciative banter about my ego or any part of me. Acceptance and self love cannot be partial – it has to be whole.
The outcome of this realisation and the resultant negotiation with my whole self to secure cooperation with the fear removal process was impressive, altering Kwan Yin’s prediction for approximate timing of the process from a few months to just weeks (all time estimates nevertheless to be taken with a pinch of salt and without attachment!). More importantly, I now envisage a time when the ego is performing its original intended role, free from the distorting energy of a world run on fear and loved and respected for its important contribution to our lives, to our journey of self discovery and fulfilment and our quest for happiness.
