29/12/2020
“Complaining and reactivity are favourite mind patterns through which the ego strengthens itself. For many people, a large part of their mental-emotional activity, consists of complaining and reacting against this or that. By doing this, you make others or a situation “wrong” and yourself “right.” Through being “right,” you feel superior, and through feeling superior, you strengthen the illusion of ego.
Can you observe those patterns within yourself and recognize the complaining voice in your head for what it is?”
"Since the ego is a derived sense of self, it needs to identify with external things. It needs to be both defended and fed constantly. The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, personal and family history, belief systems, and often also political, nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. NONE OF THESE IS YOU.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
