09-25-2017, 06:18 AM
(09-25-2017, 03:30 AM)APeacefulWarrior Wrote:(09-24-2017, 02:38 PM)anagogy Wrote: Even if you drop the concept of the ego, there is still the concept of identity, which does exist, even according to Ra's words. It is essentially self definition. In my opinion Ra couldn't work with the concept of ego because it has so many different definitions, many involving distortions of power. Too imprecise for their purposes.
It is ultimately an evolution of identity. Enlightenment is the shedding of all identities, essentially. The distinction between self/others, inner/outer, subject/object truly becomes nullified.
Even in this little thread, we see a lot of different interpretations of what the word "ego" means.
Otherwise, to the top-level point: I do agree that ego in the sense of "pride" would mostly be a 3D construct caused by the veil, but there are still a lot of variations on ego-as-identity which are probably not going away until 7D. And I sort of have my doubts as to whether an entity in 3D could become truly ego-less, but who knows?
Certain drugs can cause at least a temporary ego-death. The experience is both infinite and terrifying from accounts. Without ego we realize we are God, and we are One. That we are Creator. The magnitude of this realization can be potentially overwhelming if you fight the experience and don't just let go into it. It is an experience as if one had actually died.
But I haven't had this experience myself, so I don't have a first hand account of it. I just am going by another's testimony that I respect. I believe he went truly ego-less for the short time the drug was active. It was 5-MeO-DMT if you're curious. It's not DMT though.