Egoism or Intelligence

As I’m studying “In Search of the Miraculous,” written by Ouspenski; an Idea came to me, I wondered, what is awakening state being, and a passive sleep state of being?

I now realize that the ‘ego’ is our sleep state of being and in this mental state of sleep it is impossible to be aware of our magnificence: the spiritual intelligence that resides in all of us. The ego state is actually a sleep state of being; it is full of buffers, blinders and scotomas. Our ego lives in the past, harbors resentments, past hurts and accounts; and believes in free-will and he is the ultimate free-cause of his actions. The ego wants recognition, fame, and has excessive desires for food, drink, sex, wealth, and power. The ego focuses on materialism.

The knowledge that encompasses the ego is manifested by the first levels of knowledge, which is: hearsay knowledge and incidental experience; where imagination, fiction and confusions are embraced. Examples would be; someone tells you that a certain religion or faith is inferior or better; another example would be that a certain race of people or color is better or inferior, or if we come from a poor uneducated family, we believe that we are determined to be the same. Ego is an illusion of who we believe we are. Ego lives in feelings and negative emotions ‘fear and hopelessness.’ Ego is only an image of who we really are. Ego is like a photo, the photo only reflects the features and an images of ourselves it doesn’t express or communicate our true essential being.

The Intelligence is an awaken state of being; it is truly our essential nature. The intelligence is a state of mental activity; its ideas reflect the truth of nature: clear and real, and it understand the laws that manifest from nature or God. The intelligence is a mode and a part of the eternal and infinite intelligence of God. In our intelligence we live by reason and intuition, which are the higher levels of knowledge. As we live by reason and intuition it’s possible to come to the ultimate level of knowledge which is integration. Integration is a whole state of being where we live by reason + intuition + existence or reality = “Integration.”

I know at times I experience and live by my ego and at times I live in reason, intuition and integration; however, not as frequently as I like. The goal for me is to continue to apply myself to understand my nature, my strength and weakness and to continue to improve. Hopefully, I’ll be able to reach other individuals such as yourself so that you too can live a more mentally active-awake life so that you too are free from negative emotions.