Spirituelles Ego
Nach Hawkins kann man das spirituelle Ego als die aktuelle Manifestation des eigenen Karmas betrachten. Die Auflösung der Ego-Aspekte ist identisch mit der Aufhebung des eigenen Karmas. Betriebsbedingt sind beide identisch. Wer mit dem Begriff Karma nicht vertraut ist beziehungsweise nicht damit zurecht kommt, kann ersatzweise vom Unbewussten sprechen.
Die Vorstellung des Ego nach Freud (Id, Ego und Superego) und in der konventionellen Psychiatrie unterscheidet sich von der Ego-Definition des Suchtspezialisten und Psychiaters Dr. Harry M. Tiebout, der das "spirituelle Ego" entdeckt hat, als er das erste weibliche Mitglied der Anonyme Alkoholiker Gruppen Marty Mann untersuchte. Ein gesundes Ego ist notwendig, um das Id in Schach zu halten, wohingegen das spirituelle Ego gemindert und ausgeschleust beziehungsweise als Illusion gesehen werden muss, damit die zu Grunde liegende Realität erfahren werden kann.
In classical Freudian terminology, the 'ego' is understood and contextualized quite differently than it is in spiritual terminology. The Freudian ego is that aspect of the mind that has to deal with external reality, as well as balance and resolve the inner conflicts between the 'Id' (primitive drives) and conscience. Thus, psychological health is equated with having a healthy, realistic, and balanced personality. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 52
There usually comes a point in the path of the “seeker” when they get the feeling they may just have a handle on this work. The particular subjective work they’re doing becomes the only way. They feel special, especially if they’ve been chosen or qualified to teach a certain doctrine or way, by the teacher.
Another occurrence while on the path can be very “renowned” teachers, lecturers and famous authors who lose sight of the spiritual path and wind up in the ego’s path. There are many teachers throughout history and even now who allowed ego to get in front of them and fell drastically in their calibrated level of consciousness. Stories abound of spiritual leaders who led their flock into destruction. All of it is the spiritual ego rearing its head.
It has all the qualities of the larger ego, because egoism is still egoism. The aspirant who chooses a certain way to walk their path does not want to feel their way isn’t the true way. Most of the early work of the spiritual student has nothing whatsoever to do with becoming enlightened. It may however, make one feel lighter or different. Many times it becomes all about the teacher and the work becomes secondary. Other times the path leads to the non-integrous circus of what is called “the fringe” aspect of the spiritual. It encompasses the paranormal, channelers, fortune tellers, ghost hunters, mystery schools and all the paths which have nothing at all to do with seeking enlightenment.
Anything that brings forth the ego has nothing to do with enlightenment. Feeling special is not being spiritual, it’s merely feeling special. It’s not spirituality in its highest form. Dr. Hawkins, "There are many pretenders and few true teachers. If there were true teachers, enlightenment would be common and it isn’t."
Although it is a rarity, there is nothing special about the path or being on the path. It is a way of being. There are many paths to becoming enlightened along with the practices which encompass those paths. When those paths do not lead to transcending the levels of consciousness, they have little to do with enlightenment and that’s the subject here. If one´s spiritual ego is rearing its head, enlightenment is only an idea, rather than a goal. In order to avoid having one´s spiritual ego become an obstacle to enlightenment, surrender the ego and whatever comes up to Divinity.
Grundlegende Einstellungen des (Spirituellen) Egos
- Es denkt dualistisch und bewertet Phänome als
gut ↔ schlecht, richtig ↔ falsch, gerecht ↔ ungerecht.
- Es engagiert sich für die Bestrafung des Bösen und die Belohnung des Guten.
- Es glaubt an die Ungerechtigkeit des Lebens angesichts des Leidens von Unschuldigen und der ungestraften Missetaten der Bösen.
- Es glaubt an den Zufall bzw. an die Fehlbarkeit anderer als Verursacher von Ereignissen.
- Es glaubt, der Verstand könne Wahrheit erkennen und verstehen und von Irrtümlichem unterscheiden.
- Es glaubt, nicht das Göttliche, sondern die Welt und das Weltliche bewirke und bestimme das irdische Erleben der Menschen.
- Es glaubt, der Mensch könne anders sein und sich anderes verhalten als er wesensmäßig ist und sich verhält.
- Es glaubt an die Relevanz des Rechthabens.
- Es glaubt an die Relevanz des Gewinnens (etwa in Debatten, im Sport, Spiel und Geschäftsleben).
- Es glaubt an die Notwendigkeit, Falsches zu korrigieren.
- Es glaubt, Integrität müsse gewinnen (und sich dadurch beweisen).
- Es glaubt an die Inhalte von Wahrnehmungen als angemessene Reflexion der Wirklichkeit.
orientiert an der Aufzählung in Licht des Alls, S. 92
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- Das spirituelle Ego ist das Gefährlichste, was es gibt auf dem Planeten.
- Wir erleben eine große Erleichterung, wenn wir erkennen, dass wir durch die Entscheidung für ein spirituelles Leben moralische Entrüstung und den daraus folgenden Hass anderen überlassen können. Das All-sehende Auge, S. 111
- Wenn die wesentliche Dynamik der spirituellen Suche nicht spiritueller Ehrgeiz – irgendwo hinzukommen – ist, sondern die fortschreitende Übergabe der Hindernisse an die Liebe, entsteht später nicht das, was man "spirituelles Ego" nennt, als weiteres Hindernis. Das All-sehende Auge, S. 316
- Was man normalerweise mit der Bezeichnung "spiritueller Stolz" meint, ist das Ergebnis der Illusion, dass es ein persönliches Selbst gebe, das die spirituelle Arbeit verrichtet. FU Das All-sehende Auge, S. 346
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- Question: Does not spiritual ambition lead to having a 'spiritual ego'?
Answer: Yes, if it remains only as ambition. By surrender and humility, ambition is replaced by the motivation of love, inspiration, and devotion.
- 400s – Spiritual education leads to the development of the spiritual ego; expressed as in "I know that", "I've heard that", etc. Sedona Satsang Q&A, Teil 1 von 2, transkribiert von Jon Kalman, Estland, 10. Januar 2007
- Surrender all motives except to serve God completely.To be the servant of God becomes one's goal rather than enlightenment.To be a perfect channel for God's love is to surrender completely and to eliminate the goal seeking of the spiritual ego. Joy itself becomes the initiator of further spiritual work. The Eye of the I, S. 36
- To survive, the ego has to believe it is real and that it has a seperate, independent existence. The other motive for its continuance is the belief that through ego and its betterment, happiness can be found at last and the perfect conditions for it are secured. The Eye of the I, S. 115
- For a while, the ego even resorts to seeking enlightenment as a secret means of securing its survival unto Eternity. By this slight of hand, the spiritual ego emerges in a desperate but now sophisticated form of survival. Our fantasies about our reality are dear to us and we are reluctant to relinquish them. The process requires both courage and faith. To let go of the known for the unknown requires great commitment, willingness, and devotion to surrendering one's faith to God. The Eye of the I, S. 110
- What is usually implied by the term 'spiritual pride' is the product of the illusion that there is a personal self that is doing the spiritual work. These tendencies are countered by humility, thankfulness, and gratitude, and it is merely the spiritual inspiration which emanates as a supportive energy from the Self.
Spiritual intention attracts higher energy fields which are experienced as grace. The Eye of the I, S. 246
- In the ultimate reality there is no such thing as the ego, until that realization occurs. […] Never underestimate its wily strategies. The more realistic position is to respect its position and compassionately heal it. Once the ego is docile, it is more amenable to evaporating into the sunshine. I. Subjectivity and Reality, S. 330
- The spiritual ego sees progress as gain or status rather than as a gift and, therefore, responsibility. It will even parade pseudohumility and overpiety and can become quite sanctimonious. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, S. 319
- Sometimes personal ego limitations are transcended, but the ego is clever and seeks to survive by incorporating spiritual concepts that thereby creates what is known as the 'spiritual ego'. It may display itself by feeling superior to others, or more pure, or that it calibrates higher. Sometimes the ego's vanity is simply the wish to be considered 'spiritual'. Another trap of spiritual vanity is intellectual vanity, which is exhibited by the accumulation of a great deal of information and data about the details of religious and spiritual groups and their evolution over time. To know 'about' spiritual truth, however, is not the same thing as 'knowing' it, much less' becoming' it. Discovery of the Presence of God, S. 140
- People feel more positive as they reach this level, and the rise in self-esteem is a balm to all the pain experienced at lower levels of consciousness. Pride is far enough removed from Shame, Guilt, or Fear that to rise out of despair is an enormous jump. Pride as such generally has a good reputation and is socially encouraged, yet, as we see from the Map of the Scale of Consciousness, it is sufficiently negative to remain below the critical level of 200. Pride feels good only in contrast to the lower levels. Because "Pride goeth before a fall;' it is defensive and vulnerable as it is dependent upon external conditions, without which it can suddenly revert to a lower level. The inflated ego is vulnerable to attack. Pride remains weak because it can be knocked off its pedestal into Shame, which is the threat that fires the fear of loss of pride. Pride is divisive and gives rise to factionalism, resulting in costly consequences. Man has habitually died for Pride for which armies still regularly slaughter each other. Religious wars, political terrorism and zealotry, and the ghastly history of the Middle East and Central Europe are all the price of Pride and hatred for which all of society pays. The downside of Pride is arrogance and denial. These characteristics block growth. In Pride, recovery from addictions is impossible because emotional problems or character defects are denied. The whole problem of denial is that of Pride; thus, Pride is a very sizable block to the acquisition of real power, which displaces Pride with true stature and prestige. Transcending Levels of Consciousness, Kapitel 8, S. 147
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Englische Werke
- The Eye of the I, S. 36, S. 110, S. 145, S. 221, S. 246
- I. Subjectivity and Reality S. 187, S. 326, S. 330, S. 338
- Discovery of the Presence of God, S. 140, S. 169, S. 200
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