Your Sacred Self by Wayne W Dyer

Author:Wayne W Dyer [Dyer, Wayne W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780061864827
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The above seven characteristics of the ego are merely an introduction to this topic. They are the primary general characteristics of how ego is involved in our individual lives.

You will experience a new kind of spiritual awakening as you become aware of ego’s influence in your life. Real freedom is a result of freeing oneself from the power of the ego. However, ego will try to tempt you with many counterfeit freedoms along the path of your sacred quest.

AUTHENTIC VERSUS COUNTERFEIT FREEDOM

You will recall that in my earlier discussion I described freedom as an unconcern about oneself. When you have succeeded in taming your ego, freedom, in this sense, is accessible when your inner world is not focused on being offended, being separate or feeling special. Detachment from self-absorption, from the ego, is authentic freedom.

The opposite of authentic freedom is counterfeit freedom. This is the freedom that the outside world tries to sell us. It is just as much of an illusion as is the existence of ego as a separate entity. Counterfeit freedom, like ego, is nothing more than a false idea.

The idea is fed by the ego when it convinces you that to be truly free you must “get” something external to yourself. This is the freedom that society offers and your ego seeks in order to strengthen the illusion and keep itself alive.

To get to the joy of authentic freedom, you first have to examine the kind of freedom you have been pursuing. You need to see what kind of freedom you are continually being encouraged by your culture to pursue. You need to recognize the freedoms you believe you enjoy, which are inauthentic.

Here are several of those freedoms that are being offered to you. Notice how they contrast with the authentic, pure freedom that comes from transcending the ego and knowing God.

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