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We Are What We Cannot Think About

Monday 20 February 2023

Are Groups Like Collective Egos?

A man wonders about collective egos, like nations and religion. Rupert suggests that a group of people who identify with and act according to that identification, do behave like an ego. Even so-called spiritual organisations behave this way. For instance, those that coalesce around a teacher or tradition can become subtle repositories for ego behaviour and identification.

From event 18 - 25 February, 2023 Seven Day Retreat at The Vedanta – 18th to 25th February

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Separate self

Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

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Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

Why Is the Ego Here at All?

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Why Is the Ego Here at All?

Separate Self and Lack

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Separate Self and Lack

Attachment to Foreign Identity

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Attachment to Foreign Identity

If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

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If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

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Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

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Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

The Fear of the Separate Self

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The Fear of the Separate Self

Intuition and Decision-Making

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Intuition and Decision-Making

Shaking Off the Separate Self

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Shaking Off the Separate Self

Everything Is Fine

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Everything Is Fine