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Spirituality does not consist merely in abandoning certain material desires or adopting new beliefs. The mind can also appropriate the spiritual quest itself and transform the search for truth into a new identity. This is what some traditions have sometimes...
Home / The Satsang blog / The Revelation Know Thyself Summary: This text challenges the modern, ego-centered interpretation of the famous Socratic precept. The author explains that trying to know oneself as an individual (personality, ego) is an existential...
Ce texte remet en question l'interprétation moderne et égocentrée du célèbre précepte socratique. L'auteur explique que chercher à se connaître en tant qu'individu (personnalité, ego) est un cul-de-sac existentiel, car ce « moi » est changeant et illusoire...
Summary: The distinction between ego and false ego is essential to understanding inner life. The ego allows the soul (purusha) to recognize itself as an individual. The false ego, or vanity, arises from identification with the mind (citta), the body,...
La distinction entre ego et faux-ego est essentielle pour comprendre la vie intérieure. L’ego permet à l’âme (purusha) de se reconnaître comme individu. Le faux-ego, ou vanité, naît de l’identification au mental (citta), au corps et aux pensées. La spiritualité...
It can happen that one feels torn, divided between the body, the mind, and something deeper. This division is not an error, but it becomes a source of confusion when it is not understood. By accumulating concepts and knowledge, one sometimes moves away...