# On the Ego & Duality: The Root of All Suffering

The biggest reason for the vast majority of the population being denied access to their potential is the control that one gives to the Ego.

### Ego

- Latin word meaning "Self" 
- The voice inside our head 
- One part of the overall human "eco" system - That voice is not "You" 
- Our intellect

Ego is the narrator of Duality. Its only function is to interpret the dual aspect of our experience. The ego is one part of an overall human "eco" system.

The intellect believes on what the intellect can prove is real. Anything outside the realm of proof within the perspective of the intellect is not real. False. Fake.

### Ego's Strengths: 

- Calculations 
- Mathematical 
- Structure 
- Competition 
- Problem Solving 

### Ego's Weaknesses: 

- Stillness 
- Being in the moment + Feeling over thinking 
- Collaboration 
- Creativity

The Circle = Wholeness = ☸️

Flow is nature

Going with nature, with gravity.

The experience of the circle: ☸️

### Cycles

- \>Morning,Noon,Night 
- Leaving for work,returning 
- Seasons 
- Infancy,Childhood,Adulthood 
- Birth/Death 
- Music

Circle is totality. Encompassing. Complete. ☸️.

Duality is the state of separation, it is the opposite of reality and the cause of all suffering. Duality is the product of the mind. In Duality we split or divide life into right/wrong, good/bad, holy/sinful. As a result our lives become centered around judgement and fear.

### Paris of Conflicting Energies

- Right vs Wrong 
- Good vs Bad 
- Happy vs Sad 
- This vs That 
- You vs Me 
- Past vs Future 
- Is vs Isn't

The thing that kills you is the thing that makes you feel alive. Every decision has a dual energy to it. Every decision has both positive and negative frequencies. The perspective of the believer dictates morality. The level of existence above or beyond duality.

Fear is the fuel that feeds the Ego. 

- Fear is Ego's go to weapon of choice.
- The more fearful a person is, the more ego-identified they are. 
- A key step in stripping away the ego is rooting out fear-based thoughts.

Instinct vs Intuition 

- Instinct is programming we're boring with (Eating, Drinking, Fucking) 
- Intuition comes from accumulative experience.

Intellect = Thought = Mind = Ego

A fantastic tool but still limited

> "The intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way"

We've confused "Knowledge"with intellectual comprehension. Its focus is the exterior. Outside! Without!

Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, life and death? Can you let go of all of these qualities and embrace the Dao without panic? If so you can reach the heart of the Integral Oneness.

Zero : 0 

- Represents infinite space. 
- Infinite possibilities are available. 
- This space is the same for everyone.
- It is the soil where the ideas are planted.

One : 1 

- Represents the seed of creation 
- The intention for the space 
- The centre point (focus) of the mandala/idea. 
- Sets the tone for the entire pattern of that creation 
- The root

1. Everything starts from nothing (0) 
2. First step is the allocation of its center (1) 
3. Growth and expansion come from the center point. 
4. Each movement is an extension of the movements before (Non-Conceptualisation) 
5. Creativity is always with you 
6. Non-attachment

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

> "What will they think of me?" 

Must be put aside for bliss.

### The Only True Message of Art

- ☯️Death & Sacrifice☸️