Posted in Questions on Jun 8th, 2008 4 Comments »
Loss of Self – What does it mean? What is lost? Is the experience similar to being lost?
Buddhism and other non-dual teachings say there is no self to lose. Others say the self is an ontolgical reality that has various levels or degrees of manifestation including those bound and confined within the world of object [...]
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Posted in Perceptions on Mar 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Development of the Ego – sounds like a constuction site project and in many ways it is. There are foundations, structures, images (facades) and much more that seem similar to a housing project – and why not – when all is said and done a person lives within that structure – most are shut-ins, fearing [...]
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Posted in Questions on Mar 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
Narcissistic injury is one of those loaded psychological terms. In fact, all things narcissistic seem to be. I think that is because the word narcissism or narcissistic is generally used to describe pathology and not the over-arching reality that everyone with an ego (everyone) is a narcissist.
Narcissistic defenses are present to some degree in all [...]
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