E.G.O., which stands for “Edging God Out.” One cannot be at once God-conscious as well as self-conscious. It’s not that the ego is inherently evil; it’s just the source of evil. The ego says, “I exist. God is bigger, stronger, and older than I am, but I also exist.” Of course, that doesn’t sound so terribly sinister, but that’s precisely what makes it such an insidious trap. God is True and Independent Existence. He is the Real Everything. Indeed, that is the very best definition for God that human words can express. Now, if God is Everything, how can there be anything else? If I have my own
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