19/ Reality knows nothing of our self-image. The only thing it knows is cause and effect. Reality is the true mirror; the ego the false one.
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20/ Fear is the litmus test of life. Through encountering fear only are we truly shaped and defined. The ego is nothing but fear of fear.
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21/ Fear is not the enemy, fear is the way to life. Protecting the fear of fear is walking towards death. Transcend it or be consumed by it.
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22/ You either choose to do what you fear and are a true winner, or you choose fear of fear and literally lose everything: become a "loser".
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23/ The paradox of the ego is that it both exists, and doesn't. All depends on your way of being. Whatever you do, do not underestimate it.
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24/ You need remember only this: "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
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25/ One last thing: The ego is usually found hiding in two places (1) What you avoid (2) What your strongest attributes are.
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26/ The ego will deflate (1) and inflate (2). Watch out for it. You will have to slay that dragon many times over.
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28/ For more on ego I strongly recommend all of Aesop's fables, particularly "The Fox and the Grapes" which partly inspired these thoughts.
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