New Posts For Thread: The idea of "Ego Death" is a hinderance.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.The biggest hindrance to spiritual progress, from my point of view, is this idea that without an ego (“Death of the ego” or “Dying to the ego”), we would have no sense of identity. Nothing could be further from the truth; theBeliefs are very much a part of our environment, williejhonlo, and I can't recall anyone suggesting that we are just "automata". Unlike most other animals, our subjectivity prevents us from being that. Consequently, you are no more your genes than yohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512521299#512521299Beliefs are very much a part of our environment, williejhonlo, and I can't recall anyone suggesting that we are just "automata". Unlike most other animals, our subjectivity prevents us from being that. Consequently, you are no more your genes than yoSat, 12 Nov 2011 21:27:47 -0600Beliefs are very much a part of our environment, williejhonlo, and I can't recall anyone suggesting that we are just "automata". Unlike most other animals, our subjectivity prevents us from being that. Consequently, you are no more your genes than yohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512521175#512521175Beliefs are very much a part of our environment, williejhonlo, and I can't recall anyone suggesting that we are just "automata". Unlike most other animals, our subjectivity prevents us from being that. Consequently, you are no more your genes than yoSat, 12 Nov 2011 21:21:32 -0600I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512521077#512521077I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowSat, 12 Nov 2011 21:17:12 -0600Beliefs are very much a part of our environment, williejhonlo, and I can't recall anyone suggesting that we are just "automata". Unlike most other animals, our subjectivity prevents us from being that. Consequently, you are no more your genes than yohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512520767#512520767Beliefs are very much a part of our environment, williejhonlo, and I can't recall anyone suggesting that we are just "automata". Unlike most other animals, our subjectivity prevents us from being that. Consequently, you are no more your genes than yoSat, 12 Nov 2011 21:05:36 -0600I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512520617#512520617I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowSat, 12 Nov 2011 20:59:36 -0600I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512520373#512520373I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowSat, 12 Nov 2011 20:49:35 -0600I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512518603#512518603I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowSat, 12 Nov 2011 19:26:02 -0600I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512517493#512517493I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowSat, 12 Nov 2011 18:36:20 -0600I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512510301#512510301I think of it more as we are constrained by the genes and environment. Our genetic makeup is human, which limits our consciousness to human awareness and we have a human environmental background that shapes our beliefs. We do have a "will" that allowSat, 12 Nov 2011 15:31:21 -0600Yes, there are some committed artists out there.This performance is equally astonishing...www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOMgDbcA84A[/quote]That was cool. Thanks.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44021/28527547/The_idea_of_Ego_Death_is_a_hinderance.?post_id=512509747#512509747Yes, there are some committed artists out there.This performance is equally astonishing...www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOMgDbcA84A[/quote]That was cool. Thanks.Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:22:16 -0600