* The Spiritual Ego Trap

· by · in Consciousness, middle ground, Mindfulness, New Perspectives, Spirituality, Steps on the Journey. ·

Is your Spiritual Ego taking over? To find out, read this article and see if it resonates.
“…The more we learn theoretically about spirituality without applying it to our everyday lives, the more likely we are to become egocentric in our spiritual beliefs. Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, the spiritual ego can hide behind judgment, religious dogma or a false sense of moral superiority over others. This is harmful, as it deprives us of the impetus to do the deeper spiritual work we need to grow and heal.”
Thank you Evolutionary Mystic for raising the question.

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Though many of us may have a love-hate relationship with our ego, it’s necessary to remember that it serves an important spiritual role. In the positive, it gives us a distinct personal identity that helps us fulfill our life purpose, allowing us to share unique soul gifts with the world while working out our karma.

In the negative, the ego fools us into becoming overly identified with our bodies, thoughts and emotions. This attachment tricks us into believing we are fundamentally separate from God, one another and even our own souls, which leads to suffering. Over time, enough profound suffering eventually leads us back to God, completing the cycle.

As the world evolves spiritually, many seekers are awakening from soul darkness and beginning to step slowly away from body-centered ego-consciousness. Instead of identifying as mere physical bodies that are born and die, we begin to see ourselves as spiritual beings…

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21 responses to “* The Spiritual Ego Trap”

    • It made me pause and reflect Louise. There is a lot of really well written articles and references on the blog. Its good to get multiple perspectives and broaden our own along the way! xo

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  3. Thank you for sharing this. I find ego to be a daily battle. My opinion is each of us will be less informed or enlightened than someone else though we might be more informed or enlightened than some others; but this is of no consequence as the journey we should concern ourselves with is our own…and wherever we are is where we are supposed to be. Most of all, BE HERE NOW!

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  4. Enjoyed this Val. So topical. I’ve always been deeply grateful to Jung, whose birthday it was I think the day before yesterday, for his treatment of the ego. I think it is the most sane and balanced view presented and I’ve always tried to hold on to it.,

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  7. Very true, and I think we fall into this more than we realize. Great post and thank you for giving us this link. It is so easy to get caught up in what “we” are doing that we miss the big picture completely and the important things in life.

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