Asking
“Who is the villain?” is the prologue to asking who should be punished.
But asking “What are the conditions that led to this?” leads us to
consider how to change those conditions so that the situation is less
likely to happen again.
—Matthew Gindin, “The Red Hat Rorschach Test”
One doesn’t have to beat down one’s ego for God. That isn’t the way it
works. The ego isn’t in the way. It’s how we are holding the ego. It is
much better to just do the spiritual practices and open to God and love
God and trust your intuitive heart. As the transformation changes, the
ego then becomes this beautiful instrument that’s available to you to
deal with the world. It’s not in the way anymore.
- Ram Dass -
