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[ouija ouija]

I'm taking bets on how many pages we can manage before it all ends in tears and Saru closes the thread!



I would like people to describe my ego(thought about a capital 'E' there but decided it would look bad .... bit of a giveaway, huh?!), because I feel a bit like Hasina, it's difficult to tell what's real and what's just a 'front' for the world to see.

Also, I assume that people choose an avatar because it says something about them, and this affects how I 'receive' their posts/opinions/views.

Edited by ouija ouija, 07 January 2013 - 10:19 PM.

[AquilaChrysaetos]

Yeah, this topic could easily become a good source of flamebaiting.

[Professor T]

Professor Buzzkill, on 07 January 2013 - 09:17 PM, said:

Who am i speaking to? You or your ego?

Tee hee..
What do you think?

I think you define yourself by your actions..
I've not been involved with many of your posts, but I think your Ego is kind of Aloof most of the time..
Speeking from one (alter-ego) Professor to another, lol, your Ego is easily bruised when someone points out that your facts are wrong, which is why you spend a lot of time making sure your facts are correct before posting them..

Am I Right?

[AquilaChrysaetos]

The problem with ego is that the majority of those who have it don't realize it. That's partly why they're so egotistical...

[Blue Star]

I'd love to join in but I can't show you my Ego......it's way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too big to fit in here.

[AquilaChrysaetos]

Blue Star, on 07 January 2013 - 10:22 PM, said:

I'd love to join in but I can't show you my Ego......it's way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too big to fit in here.

Seemed to fit just fine in that post.

[ouija ouija]

Blue Star, on 07 January 2013 - 10:22 PM, said:

I'd love to join in but I can't show you my Ego......it's way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too big to fit in here.

Well just stick the a£$e-end in then and we'll work with that


Actually, joking aside, I think you probably do have a big personality(and you know I mean that in a good way), but you very rarely allow it to let rip ...... I wonder why that is?

Edited by ouija ouija, 07 January 2013 - 10:38 PM.

[Blue Star]

I believe that knowing my Ego is huuuuuumongous-ly overwhelmingly massive beyond of my actual true comprehension..... Kind of keeps it in check enough to function most of the time.
How about you?

[ouija ouija]

Blue Star, on 07 January 2013 - 10:43 PM, said:

I believe that knowing my Ego is huuuuuumongous-ly overwhelmingly massive beyond of my actual true comprehension..... Kind of keeps it in check enough to function most of the time.
How about you?

That's a very scary thought because it rings true ....... if we all acted as our true selves, all of the time, with no consideration of what others might think ...............

[Purifier]

I've been working on taming my ego for years, but haven't always been successful. The trick is, not just humility, but not living under labels. In certain esoteric circles they call labeling oneself, selfsabotage. Anyway, that's were it usually starts, even from childhood, by someone giving us labels and us labeling ourselves as we grow up. Therefore, we define ourselves under "i" and the labels follow from there on out.

It's very tricky, but you haft to observe yourself from outside yourself and how you react to other people. You don't really ask yourself any questions, you just observe and take notice.

Edited by Purifier, 07 January 2013 - 10:58 PM.

[Blue Star]

Yep, I know it is quite incredible...When I first started studying these aspects of being here and now, it really is a tough one to work through. I was so tied up in it, the Ego, and i can say that when I was able to except just how big a monster toy balloon it is/ can be its magic like bubble burst and sent it flying.......The seeming disarray, was actually a true breath of fresh air. the weight lifted. What I find is that if we are/ were our true selves it's not Ego based at all. it's seems quite unified, united with everything, everyone....there's actually a lot of peace within that neutral space a calmness rare yet natural....If that makes sense?

[White Unicorn]

HMMM  I don't even know how to answer that, it's hard  .....I don't really think I have one that much any more although I had a very big one when I was young and dumb to how things really worked on a spiritual level!  It's really a balancing act of true self and projecting a self to others.  We all play many characters in life.

I guess I project an ego to share a point view even though in reality I only see it as a way to communicate a view that needs to be shared with others not really an emotional egotistical sort thing.  I'm really only a messenger of life experiences and the messages of seeking the ultimate truth, love, peace and  justice which are more important to me then how I appear to others.   It's probably weird but that's how I view  my ego, how others perceive my ego is unimportant to me. The messages I send with ego and why I use it for is far more important in reality then my ego .

Edited by White Unicorn, 08 January 2013 - 12:07 AM.

[Professor T]

AquilaChrysaetos, on 07 January 2013 - 10:15 PM, said:

Yeah, this topic could easily become a good source of flamebaiting.

Very Intuitive..
I once had a post of mine removed under the assumption of being Flamebaiting, even though the Intention of it was quite benign. I assume It was interpreted as flaimbaiting because someone's Ego was bruised by it, and as such that someone took offence in it.

Ego's are self protective and self serving.. If something offends the Ego it will defend it's seft & bite back..

There is an alterior motive behind this thread, which is why I'm vague in the OP. It's not about flambaiting though I assure you.

[Professor T]

AquilaChrysaetos, on 07 January 2013 - 10:19 PM, said:

The problem with ego is that the majority of those who have it don't realize it. That's partly why they're so egotistical...

I think this is very true.. Which is why Hasinas comment regarding her Ego was so interesting..
Hell I'm no expert, but I'm still thinking that we aren't one person or persona, there are layers to our selves that need to be peeled away in order to find our true selves.. Beyond that physical layer of flesh and bone the first layers of identity belong to Ego..

[Professor T]

Blue Star, on 07 January 2013 - 10:22 PM, said:

I'd love to join in but I can't show you my Ego......it's way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too big to fit in here.

When threatened, the Ego will use every trick it has to hide it's identity.. Including Humour, lol... Ego, like the Devil we don't know, prefers not to be known.

Seriously though, I think your Ego is probably half as big as mine..
Yove made 2318 posts, and only have 444 likes..
Me (showing my ego here), have made 1191 posts, and have 824 likes..

Edited to add: Just gave you another like for your collection to give your ego a boost.. lol.
Oh, and in my world, the smaller the Ego the better.. Sucks to be me..

Edited by Professor T, 08 January 2013 - 12:29 AM.