Apr 03 2009
Ego vs. Heart
“The purpose of our journey on this precious Earth
is now to align our personalities with our souls.
It is to create harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life.
It is to grow spiritually.
This is our new evolutionary pathway.
The old pathway - pursuing the ability to manipulate and control -
no longer works.
It now produces only violence and destruction. “
~ Gary Zukav ~
As humans we have two distinct personalities. There is the mind which is dictated by our ego and the heart which is ruled by our deepest inner being. These two aspects of our human makeup are constantly at war. The trick is to realize that our egos create these wars and as such we need to ignore our ego.
Egos are responsible for manipulation, competition, jealousy, hate and all the other negative feelings attached to our mind. Our heart being our core self is the personality which loves and has compassion. Most of us live with this tug of war between ego and heart. As a result we are not living our true lives. We are constantly in a negative vs. positive quarrel which causes nothing but pain.
Ego dictates having material things in order to be happy. It dictates having power over others. It dictates putting self over anything and everyone else.
Heart doesn’t dictate. Heart is not manipulative. It is our inner most passions living within our souls waiting to be born. It is freedom, love and caring. It is unique to each one of us. It delivers love from us to those around us. It does not need material things to be happy because it is the essence of happiness. It is not “all about me” because it puts others first. It does not compete with or manipulate others. It is simply our spirit.
How do we ignore our egos?
1. Listen to your heart before you say or do anything. It is the intent behind your words and actions that come into play. If you say something to prove someone else wrong or make yourself sound special or powerful in some way then it is your ego speaking. Speak, do and react with your heart. The first thought in your mind when reacting to someone or something is usually your heart speaking, so listen.
2. Don’t brag. I know I am guilty of doing this though I try not to brag. When in conversation try using “I” much less and using “you” more often. Listening to someone spend an entire day boasting of who they are and what they have is a tiresome bore so don’t do it.
3. Don’t allow yourself to become attached to “things.” I know as I have become older I no longer even want material things. You don’t need them to be happy. You will find happiness within yourself.
another very self-enriching post Jo, thanks so much for giving us daily thoughts to ponder. I love the picture that goes along with this post, and I too, have to remind myself, especially on number 1, to follow these consistently. Sometimes, at the height of emotions, I tend to forget to listen to my heart, I just react right away and makes me feel guilty after
I get influenced by my ego that it is hard to really listen to my heart. Ignoring my ego takes a lot of inner strength and a great deal of humility. Something that I know I’m not that good at, but I’m getting there.
Great lesson to contemplate on! I’ve not paying attention to how I react often or separate “ego/heart” issues..
Wonderful post!
betchai - well said. I am the same way at times. I’ll react in anger and feel guilty afterwards.
Ruth - thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment.
rainfield - I know exactly what you mean. It’s tough sometimes.
lina - It’s not easy to do and I know I struggle with it daily.
icy - Thank so much.