Why Don't We See the Defects in Ourselves but we See them in Others

Why Don't We See the Defects in Ourselves but we See them in Others - (5702)

This post is a supplement to the "Hidden Side of the Psychological Moon" lecture.

We see the egos of others so clearly and become bothered by them, because we have the same ego, and we are very identified with it.

When we are very identified with an ego we have no separation, and so we can't see it in ourselves, simply because we are it.

When we are identified with an ego in ourselves, it is tightly glued to us, and because of the fact that there is separation between us and others, it is so easy to see it in others. The separation between you and me is always easy to perceive.

Because the ego is an egoic consciousness, when we see it in others, and it feels threatened because it likes to be the only one.

Each ego likes to be the boss inside of us. It does this by dethroning other egos inside of us, plus it likes to do that outside of us as well. As it does inside it does outside.

The ego in anyone really likes to be the only one present in the environment. To do this it typically uses the word to criticise others who have the same ego. Often when we do that, it is quietly obvious to others that we are very similar if not just the same.

This is a good awakening point. If we find someone whom we don't like, because of the egos they have, it means straight away that we are very identified with the same egos in ourselves.

Then we need to stop, have a look to see how identified we are with the same egos and then make some efforts to separate from it, and that strange yet mechanical antipathy will subside.

End (5702).

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