Death of the Ego

Death of the Ego
Author: Ethan Walker, 3rd
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-12-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781736927632

The ego is the cause of all our mental and emotional suffering as well as all the strife and wars in the world. By ego we mean the fundamental thought of an "I." This I-thought has taken up residence in our minds and it is not our true self - it is an imposter. It is the feeling of separation from God, Nature and others. It is the sense of "I" and "mine." Thus, it is our egoistic minds that obscure the truth of our existence which is this: we are all beings if infinite bliss, love and joy! Happiness is our primal nature! There can be no Self-realization, God-realization, merging in the Divine, coming to Jesus or dissolving into the ocean of nirvana without abandoning that great thief and liar the ego. Most of us imagine our egos to be our friend but it is really our greatest enemy.This book explores the nature of the ego, its origins and how we might at last rid ourselves of this torment. Most of us will not be rid of the great liar immediately but every effort to move in that direction will remove some of our suffering. Even a little reduction in the illusions and delusions of our egos will give us great benefit and a deeper more satisfying peace, love and joy. The spiritual path is not about getting, acquiring or gaining anything. It is 100% about removing something and that something is the ego. Once removed, the truth of our magnificent luminous being is revealed. We will realize the ego had been no more than a phantom - an illusion - and we are free, liberated, saved and eternally reunited with the Divine. We are free to swim in the ocean of bliss!

When Ego Dies

When Ego Dies
Author: Emerald Ink Publishing
Publisher: Emerald Ink Publishing
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1996
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Conceived, written and produced by recycled souls on the subject of Near-death experiences, their variety and meaning, by real people!

The Other Side of Ego

The Other Side of Ego
Author: Jonathan Gravenor
Publisher: Jonathan Gravenor
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2017
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780646978451

The Other Side of Ego explores a mans attempt to confront his mortality and the kind of lies we tell ourselves about what is really precious in life. Jonathan writes about his intimate journey with a deadly disease. But he also tells a bigger story about how the disease launched him on a pilgrimage to become a better man.

Ego Is the Enemy

Ego Is the Enemy
Author: Ryan Holiday
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 069819215X

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” —from the prologue Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back. Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well. In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”

Ego and Archetype

Ego and Archetype
Author: Edward F. Edinger
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2017-02-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0834823896

A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology: encountering the self through individuation This book is about the individual’s journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art. For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individual’s worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life.

The Wisdom of the Ego

The Wisdom of the Ego
Author: George E. Vaillant
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1998-07-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0674268067

One of America's preeminent psychiatrists draws on his famous Study of Adult Development to give us an exhilarating look at how the mind's defenses work. What we see as the mind's trickery, George Vaillant tells us, is actually healthy. What's more, it can reveal the mind at its most creative and mature, soothing and protecting us in the face of unbearable reality, managing the unmanageable, ordering disorder. And because creativity is so intrinsic to this alchemy of the ego, Vaillant mingles his studies of obscure lives with psychobiographies of famous artists and others--including Florence Nightingale, Sylvia Plath, Anna Freud, and Eugene O'Neill.

Self

Self
Author: Richard Sorabji
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2008-09-26
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0226768309

Drawing on classical antiquity and Western and Eastern philosophy, Richard Sorabji tackles in Self the question of whether there is such a thing as the individual self or only a stream of consciousness. According to Sorabji, the self is not an undetectable soul or ego, but an embodied individual whose existence is plain to see. Unlike a mere stream of consciousness, it is something that owns not only a consciousness but also a body. Sorabji traces historically the retreat from a positive idea of self and draws out the implications of these ideas of self on the concepts of life and death, asking: Should we fear death? How should our individuality affect the way we live? Through an astute reading of a huge array of traditions, he helps us come to terms with our uneasiness about the subject of self in an account that will be at the forefront of philosophical debates for years to come. “There has never been a book remotely like this one in its profusion of ancient references on ideas about human identity and selfhood . . . . Readers unfamiliar with the subject also need to know that Sorabji breaks new ground in giving special attention to philosophers such as Epictetus and other Stoics, Plotinus and later Neoplatonists, and the ancient commentators on Aristotle (on the last of whom he is the world's leading authority).”—Anthony A. Long, Times Literary Supplement

The Psychedelic Experience

The Psychedelic Experience
Author: Timothy Leary
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Hallucinations and illusions
ISBN: 0806538570

The Psychedelic Experience, created in the movement's early years by the prophetic shaman-professors Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, and Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), is a foundational text that serves as a model and a guide for all subsequent mind-expanding inquiries. In this wholly unique book, the authors provide an interpretation of an ancient sacred manuscript, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, from a psychedelic perspective. Reissued here to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the summer of love.

Death By Ego

Death By Ego
Author: David Carlson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-04-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0982538510

Death by Ego provides unique insight into why many early stage companies with great concepts and plans fail. It is a must read for everyone who provides their funding and will change the way investors think about these "opportunities." It also provides a rich set of materials for entrepreneurial-study programs and alerts entrepreneurs to common dysfunctional inclinations. Three objectives for this book: Objective 1: Alert investors to the fact that many entrepreneurs have extremely dysfunctional personality traits so that investors may make better informed decisions and, if they choose to invest, insist on strong governance. Objective 2: Provide true stories about entrepreneurs that failed their companies in order to provide a rich set of material to entrepreneurial-study programs. Objective 3: Remind entrepreneurs about tendencies that may jeopardize their success and the success of their companies. http: //www.deathbyego.net/