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Recieved: 2000/11/02 20:55
Subject: [K-list] The Fire in the Belly
From: Christopher Wynter
On 2000/11/02 20:55, Christopher Wynter posted thus to the K-list:
The differences and perhaps an understanding of Wisdom, Knowing
"soul contact" and Knowledge can be expressed through the language
of "Ego" - or expression of " I ".
In order to better illustrate some of what I have been writing,
for those who are unfamiliar with the concept ..
the "five elements" of traditional Eastern and Western
Spirituality can be (very simplistically) listed as
Ether (spirit)
Air (mind)
Fire (Heart)
Water (emotion)
Earth (physicality)
The Heart is the mid point around which the other elements reflect
(pendulum swing) .. so spirit can be considered the mirror image
of the physical .. and so on ..
and here I am not talking about the physical heart but
the < Heart - Womb (female) > and < Heart - Hara (male) >
both of which exist as a further layer of unconscious polarity.
As we move from the centre (Heart) each of the elements contains
all of the other four .. and their mirrors. So fire exists in
Ether, Air, Water and Earth as multiple pendulum swings ..
The only place that Fire is immutable .. both creator and
destroyer .. is in the Heart. As we move from the Heart, fire
becomes more dominantly either creator or destroyer.
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There is a myth in the "Spiritual Paths" (that many follow or try
to achieve) that the ego has to be "killed off" or repressed.
But this perspective is not correct. Whilst we live here in the
world which some call duality (or physicality), the ego is the
medium of expression.
If there were no ego, we would all be very cloned zombies ..
wandering around in a trance like state of "ParaBrahmin" or
Universal consciousness .. totally absorbed in Self in a constant
state of meditation .. unable to do anything.
What should be considered are the differences between two types of
expression .. the two aspects of "ego".
Most are conscious of the personality ego .. but fewer are
conscious of the individuality ego.
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The Personality (ego)
The personality ego is the exclusive "I" which sees "I am
separate" or "apart from".
Personality ego comes from knowledge and beliefs ..
learned or otherwise.
It is the expression of reaction or to expectation.
It is a conditional expression in that the response given comes
from either the unconscious mind or from a thought .. both of which
follow the process
"I have a thought .. therefore I am"
It is an expression by the mind, from the mind, of the imbalance
of air as separate from the other elements. It is not expression
from the heart. The stimulus behind the personality ego is always
the mirror of mind - the emotions (water)
It's who the mind (Air) thinks "I am" resultant from all of the
conscious and unconscious programs.
It is reactive .. and emotional .. at not always rational in its
sequence .. and is polarised as either constructive or destructive.
It can be expressed as the polarities of < Fire in Air - Fire in
Water > and/or < Fire in Spirit - Fire in Earth >. The reflections
(dualities of expression) always exist.
Thus, Knowledge to the personality ego " I " always has its
opposite in (perceived) lack of knowledge, and it is seen that
experience is needed in order to gain more knowledge.
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The Individuality (ego)
The individuality ego is the inclusive "I" which sees "I am an
expression of a part of .. ".
Individuality ego comes from knowing .. the combination of
knowledge and experience awakening what some call wisdom .. as the
influences of both of the positive and negative polarities are
understood and taken back to "opening the Heart".
The Heart (individuality) can not be opened if the personality
Fire in the elements of Water or Earth are denied.
The Individuality (ego) is an expression of I am .. therefore
thoughts come to me ... but I can discern the nature and source of
these thoughts. (Wisdom)
It is an expression of the Heart .. the immutable element of fire.
It is neither constructive or destructive and is the expression of
passion based on compassion (which is the passion of communion - or
common union)
Individuality acts as a very strong mirror for the personality ego
which often cannot discern the difference. It can trigger the
emotional response of the personality I but does not react to
reactions .. rather it responds through Wisdom.
Wisdom is the product of Knowing (a combination of knowledge,
understanding and self experience) Self .. the interpenetration of
the five elements.
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The Christ and the Buddha had egos ..
Their individuality was very different in its passionate
expression but in essence they both came from the heart.
It is the self-limiting personalities of many of the followers who
read their words who have a personality ego response to their
individual expressions ..
yet, when the personality realm of the mind descends to the heart,
the individuality ego sees the inclusivity of the essence, the
message of both .. as being individualised expression of the same
essence.
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It is the personality ego that is not the expression of truth ..
it thinks what it knows is truth .. but underneath the expression
there is emotion .. either recognised or denied .. which is the
impetus for the expression .. the need to express authority or
victimhood
whereas the individuality ego expresses Truth without having to
think about either its expression or the reaction to that
expression .. the individuality ego does not need to express
authority or victimhood
The individuality ego expression is the expression of heart fire
passion in the moment (Wisdom expression based on Knowing) without
condition or expectation of outcome.
Enlightenment occurs when the mind descends into a heart which has
been opened by the fire purifying earth and water.
This is true soul contact.
The true meaning of the lotus.
Christopher Wynter
Hobart Tasmania
http://www.lifestreams.org
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