Transcendence gets you beyond ego. If you go beyond ego, you see this all in a more decent perspective and you start to put the pieces together. We haven't done that yet. Not as a civilization.
Edgar Mitchell
As an astronaut, Mitchell saw first hand what Michael Singer often uses to bring us back to reality: the vastness of the universe and how small we are in it. Our ego and all the problems it creates in its attempt to bring everything back to "me, my, and mine" is statistically insignificant in the big scheme of things. Mitchell saw that clearly when he was in outer space returning form the moon and looking down at the little blue planet we call earth. It was his moment of awakening from this addictive focus so many of us are trapped in, a focus on "little me" and its likes and dislikes at the exclusion of all other things.
Our consciousness, which is so great and so expansive, becomes contracted and small when we focus it on our petty egos.We begin to believe we are this ego and nothing more...that everything is about "me" ...when there is so much more besides us to focus on. When we stare at ego we diminish what our consciousness can do. We can learn to stop focusing on it ...we can learn to focus on something greater: What is and the source of what is? That is our purpose in life: to experience each moment that unfolds in front of our body's and minds, accepting them, appreciating them and loving it all unconditionally. We can only do that if we focus beyond what ego wants us to focus on and see how God is experiencing each moment through our consciousness. It is not about "me" or ego, it is about God.
All is well in my world
Michael. A. Singer/ Temple of the Universe ( July 16, 2023) Giving Great Meaning to Every Event. https://tou.org/talks
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