Ego and Attachment
The combination of ego and attachment is a powerful way to self-sabotage.
I I have noticed it a lot recently in different situations and have witnessed how very unhelpful it is in human terms (but a wonderful though hard lesson in soul terms) and also how prevalent. We have seen both of these aspects of Man on show in the impasse in the US Congress over debt resolution when attachment to ideals and outcomes were reinforced by personal considerations.A client of mine is struggling with a work issue at the moment, which he talks to me about from time to time. For sixteen years he has had a vision of being famous through his line of work, and while he has a generous heart and an excellent intent to help others through his business, his expectation of and desire for public prominence and wealth has become the driving force in his life. So, convinced he will achieve his aim one day, he does all he can to promote the products which are his vehicle to fame but without success. He cannot see that he has an attachment to a dream and that he will not achieve personal contentment and financial well-being until he lets go of expectation and the compulsion of ego.
It can be hard to recognise attachments when we have them, and hard also to see how often our ego plays games with us, creating emotion and reaction and mental torture. All attachment comes from ego and is fear as well as mind based. It prevents us from being who we are, which is the ultimate reality and the true path to success and spiritual and human well-being.
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Marta Freundlich
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... Dear Claire Oh so true. As you know, I bought a dream property on a lake which is surrounded by beautiful forest. A truly soul expanding place and I felt I had come home in the physical world. The dam that has made the lake is being blown in October and they have started to clear-cut the forest. I felt devastated (I did know the dam would come out but was led to believe it wouldn't happen for some years) as the loss of both beauties seemed too cruel with terrible disfigurement in the immediate aftermath. My lesson has been that of non attachment. I am having to learn to let go but not to hang on to the 'letting go' as another ego game. The ego is a tricky joker. I have great respect for it, for it is truly God given, but constantly (well I attempt to anyway), try to be aware of it. It proves to be so evasive; just as I think I have escaped its clutches, it provides me with another illusion. I have grown to love my ego-not in the usual sense, but as a friendly task master which makes me smile. With love and gratitude Marta |
Prekate Victoria
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... Dear Claire One issue of attachment for me was ‘soulmates’ (and not just romantic ones). There is all this ‘specialness’ about soulmates, particularly if there is some element of spiritual work or spiritual ‘purpose’ together. Clairvoyance was a hard lesson for me in this regard, because, initially, it only showed me Plan A, which was the nice scenario! So, because of all this spiritual specialness around soulmates, I thought this was my only chance and I ended up giving my power away to them and not setting the same boundaries as I would have done to other “common mortals”! Well, I discovered in the process that: a) soulmates are human beings just like everyone else, b) soulmates can hurt, really hurt, c) spiritual purpose can be achieved with ‘non-soulmate’ people. It is the love inside us that matters and only Divine Love is totally with us, always. With love, Victoria |
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