The gifts keep on coming!...diminishment of ego...whaaaattt?!!!
Eckhart Tolle, p214, New Earth - link here: : A dialogue between a page and myself....: The piece is titled: "Allow the diminishment of ego" ... ET: The ego is always on guard against any kind of perceived diminishment. JB:... had not noticed...hmmm. ET: Automatic ego repair mechanisms come into effect to restore the mental form of "me". When someone blames me or criticizes me... JB:... I start burning real quick! ET:...critizes me, that to the ego is a diminishment of self, and it will immediately attempt to repair its diminished sense of self through self-justification, defense or blaming. JB:... Careful, there's a reprimand in here, somewhere... ET:...blaming. Whether the other person is right or wrong is irrelevant to the ego. It is much more interested in self-preservation... JB:... no! interested AND expect consideration, respect, and additionally these bubble up..."...