Ego, Example

<p>All living things have Personality, and are able to distinguish between “Me and Not‑Me”—between their personal selves and the things of the outside world. But only a portion of the human race have developed the phase called by psychologists,

“Self‑Consciousness,” or “The Sense of Individuality,” in which they are able to distinguish between the “I” and the “Me.” By the “Me” is meant the things of personality‑the body, the mental

states, the feelings, the desires, the characteristics of personality, etc. By the “I” is meant that transcendental Something in oneself which is able to stand aside and apart and view the “Me” as from outside—that something which enables one to feel, “I Am”—that Something which enables one to know that he is superior to the body, or the personality, and that he will always be “I Am” no matter in what part of the Cosmos he may be, or after how many æons of time he may say it. It is most difficult

to describe this phase of consciousness, but those who have it will recognize it, and those who have it not will likewise realize the lack. Some may not recognize it under the term Ego or the “I Am,” but will understand when we say it is that which may be

called “Soul Consciousness”—that is, a consciousness that You are a Soul, inhabiting a body and using a mind—a Something over and above personality and mortal life—a Something

destined to live on, and on, and on‑a Something which feels and knows that it is. A great many people do not recognize this Something Within them, but instead believe that they have a soul, or will have one at least—their idea of “soul” being

something that will emerge from them after death. The true Soul recognizes itself as being Now—it can say “I Am the Soul— Here and Now!” This is Egohood in its early stages.

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