Tag: Ego
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Sal 147: To Inquire Into Freedom is to Be Free
Argues that real inquiry isn’t analysis or an endless pursuit but immediate self-recognition — “to inquire into freedom is to be free.” Becoming “an inquirer” forever is ego’s subtle trick to keep the inquiring one alive.
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Salvadore Poe – Holidays 038-145 (ai summary)
An audio ai-summary from Sal’s Holidays #38-145, generated with notebooklm.
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Sal 138: Ego Is the Middleman
Frames ego as “the middleman between life and itself,” splitting what is inherently seamless. Freedom is “the ultimate relaxation” — no seeker in the middle, only undivided being remaining.
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Sal 133: Ego is not an Entity, It is an Activity of Pure Being
Frames ego as a fleeting wave rising and subsiding in the ocean of pure being, not a sentient entity. Sensations, thoughts, and emotions are simply known within knowing — there’s nothing to kill or transcend, only to notice.
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Sal 126: Pure Aware Being and Non Duality
Frames pure aware being — stainless, nameless, untouched by body or mind — as what I am prior to the rising I. All attributes like fear or history belong to the separative ego, not to being itself.
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Sal 125: Do I Have to Kill the Ego?
Distinguishes pure aware being from the rising “phantom I” of thought and story, arguing freedom comes not from killing the ego but from doubtless knowledge of the difference between the two.
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Sal 120: Why Does It Seem Difficult to Abide as Pure Being?
Explores why abiding as pure being can feel difficult when ego and trauma-driven mind-movements resist being set aside. Frames ego as a lifelong “doppelganger,” so living free of it can feel like a loss — yet Holiday remains available even alongside genuine human difficulty.
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Transcending Ego… (David Hawkins)
Hawkins equates the nature of love with the nature of God, suggesting that to truly know one is to understand the other. From this perspective, separation is seen as a “limitation of perception” rather than a reality.