The subconscious notion of 'I Am' is
a false
assumption based on a longstanding Conceit.!
The subconscious notion of 'Mine' is
a false
assumption based on a deep, deep Craving.!
The subconscious notion of 'This is
My Self'
is a false assumption based on a wrong view.!
The mentally constructed idea of an
internally existing, invisible yet
unchanging and independent entity of identity, being in full control and
mastering the individual, is rooted in an inflated sense of self-importance!
This fabricated 'Ego' assuming an imaginary 'Self' rapidly becomes deeply
and tragically in love with itself... This 'auto romance', even though merely
an hypothetical ideation, nevertheless demands to be gratified, praised and
respected without end, and therefore reacts violently towards any external
or internal
threats against it's postulated unique magnificence...
The root of all EGOISM therefore starts right where & when this conceptual
notion of 'I-Me-Mine-Myself-My-Identity-My-Personality' is born...!!!
The effects are well known as being catastrophic both individually & socially,
locally and globally, here & now, later and much later...
They assumed existence of an Ego is therefore the biggest invisible
obstruction
and the worst immaterial calamity for any being in any world, whether divine
or
human, whether high or
low, whether past, present or future...
Basically is 'Self'-belief based on an assumption that either is body, feelings,
perceptions, mental constructions, or consciousness itself an 'embodiment' of
an otherwise invisible and unobservable 'Self'. This 'representational' ego
is then exalted to be the center of the universe... However, this self
'imaging'
is merely a manifestation of simple identification with and clinging to
internal
form, social position, professional occupation, & socalled personal
possessions...
Such is a highly treacherous, dangerous, and tragic mental projection...
The primary self-deception is "I
Am...."
Then comes the fermentation "I Am this & or that..."
Finally is added "I Am better or worse than... & equal to..."
The Buddha said:
From everywhere, above as below, set
free & all released, beyond the concept
of ‘I am this or that’, one has crossed a river never crossed before...
Thus freed, do one not renew any being.
Udana – Inspiration: VII - 1
Blissful is solitude for one who is content, learned & who see the True
Dhamma.
Blissful is harmlessness towards all beings without exception.
Blissful is freedom from any sensual urge whatsoever.
Yet, the supreme bliss, is the elimination of the abysmal conceit “I am”!’
Udana – Inspiration: II – 1
More on
Anti-Egoism:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Pride.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Conceit_I Am.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/I-dentification.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Prison_of_Pride.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Anti-EGO-Tool.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Anatta_No_Self.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/No_Agent_is_Inside.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Solo_Self-Deception.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Mistaken_Reference.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Selfless_and_Harmless.htm
