Buddhists are so goddam mean to their egos.
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Replying to @_awbery_
Once I was obsessed with ego mutilation; now I am a bit kinder, perhaps.
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Replying to @_awbery_
My lama used to call my habit with meditation having a style of "ethnic cleansing", as I was trying to eliminate each and every mind-movement indiscriminately. I don't do it any more; what a relief. Completely useless endeavour - I mean the "cleansing", not the meditation.
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Replying to @joogipupu @_awbery_
Essentially the instruction "lets go and let be" translated into "murder it with fire and fury" in my head.
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Replying to @joogipupu
Yes: ego-murder is valid and useful in Sutrayana derived practice, but it doesn’t work well in Vajrayana context.
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Replying to @_awbery_ @joogipupu
I've taken to just observing the ego and letting it do what it wants as long as it's okay with being watched. No idea what kind of practice this is, I've ended up with some freeform mishmash of meditation styles and practices. :-)
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Whether or not there is an ego to relate to depends on the function of the practice. I tend not to use the word in relation to Vajrayana practice: for me, it’s an irrelevant concept in that context. It has more meaning and relevance to renunciative practice and view.
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