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Make Your Home in Peace

Thursday 06 July 2023

Does the Ego Have a Role?

A man asks about why the separate self or ego even exists. Does the ego have a role to play? Rupert responds that a new-born identifies more with its mother's body than its own, so it has to separate and individuate and identify with its own body. This is a necessary step, but can be eventually outgrown.

From event 06 July, 2023 Webinar – Thursday 6th July

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Topics:

Self

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The Illusion of Free Will and Control

Self-Observation vs. Self-Knowledge

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Self-Observation vs. Self-Knowledge

The Mind’s Capacity for Self-Perpetuation

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The Mind’s Capacity for Self-Perpetuation

Fear of the Separate Self’s Death

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What Are the Stages of Awareness and Purpose of Being Human?

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What Are the Stages of Awareness and Purpose of Being Human?

The Desperate Self in Dissolution

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Not an Extraordinary Experience

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Free Will Is a Moot Point

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Consciousness’s Self-Knowledge Is Direct

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Consciousness’s Self-Knowledge Is Direct

Discrimination Is Not Disconnection

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Discrimination Is Not Disconnection

The Gradual Recognition of Truth

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