Beyond the Illusion of Ego

"Would you assert that our confusion about being the gold is the death of the ego and the finite mind? Is this confusion keeping us from our true nature so the ego can stay alive? Rupert says: ‘I never talk about the ego or its confusion, delusion or greed. Why would we want to spend time talking about an illusion? Why would we want to spend the week exploring the apparently limited space of this room when there is no such space? I would not assert anything about the ego, its fears, its desires, its illusion. I have no interest in the ego – none at all. I’m interested in that which is, not in that which is not. That’s why here we talk about the gold. We’re just interested in the gold. The only thing I know for certain, absolutely certain, is that I am. That’s the only thing I would assert for certain. All my other models are provisional – castles in the air that I build in response to a question. The only assertion I would stand by is the assertion “I am”. There is being, infinite being, God’s being – there is only that, and you are that.’"

From event 05 - 12 October, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute, 5–12 October 2025

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