tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508287140975351636.post3469343123704464948..comments2024-02-14T03:29:39.594-05:00Comments on This Is Me: My thoughts on Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth"spldbchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505641654468777964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508287140975351636.post-14195606895204739212009-09-20T13:37:02.070-04:002009-09-20T13:37:02.070-04:00Taking things personally is a pervasive issue for ...Taking things personally is a pervasive issue for most all of us. The longer I have practiced zen, I have noticed how subtle this process is. I may not even think any thoughts about someone else's behavior being directed at me, but I notice my own behavior changes in response to what they said or did in a self-centered way. Maybe someone says something I don't like, for example, and in my mind there's no "how dare they say that" kind of talk. But maybe I then avoid this person for awhile, make no eye contact, or decide not to offer help when they need it. <br /><br />It's easy to not see these little shifts in behavior because they aren't as "charged" as feeling outraged, or thinking strong thoughts about someone. But these shifts are just as important to work with, as they are also methods of staying out of the present, keeping us stuck instead of being liberated.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508287140975351636.post-10842320637231641272009-09-19T23:04:12.399-04:002009-09-19T23:04:12.399-04:00I like Wayne Dyer's definition of ego as Edge ...I like Wayne Dyer's definition of ego as Edge God Out. Simple yet profound. Once we become aware of it, we know the source of our every discomfort.Ed Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774696273989223859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508287140975351636.post-16338093023805866502009-09-19T22:44:41.589-04:002009-09-19T22:44:41.589-04:00I love that you talk so much about ego and how it ...I love that you talk so much about ego and how it affects us. Too many go through life allowing their ego to dominate situations, then wonder why they continue to repeat behaviors and reactions to others' behaviors.<br /><br />Ego is extremely complicated, yet simple at the same time. I doubt we'll ever truly "get it," but TRYING is the fun part, yeah?<br /><br />Good post!Dayne Gingrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670846587449384876noreply@blogger.com