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We Are What We Cannot Think About

Monday 20 February 2023

Is Pain an Egoic Defence Mechanism?

A man asks if pain can arise as an egoic defence mechanism to these teachings. Rupert suggests that he’s not sure if the pain arises on behalf of the ego, but the ego can certainly strengthen itself by identifying with the pain. The ego can only stand, as such, by identifying with something. For the ego, anything will do. Consciousness plus anything equals the ego.

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

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Dialogues 10:52

Topics:

Separate self Death, sickness and old age

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