You are a soul, experiencing certain aspects of creation through a physical body. The real you is eternal, the real you is the hidden spiritual side, the voice of wisdom that you sometimes hear in moments of clarity. The real you is one with the universe and everything in it. It is the part of you that feels, the part of you that has a dream, the part of you that knows right from wrong and good from bad. Some people call this "your higher self."
In most of us, to varying degrees, this true nature is blocked and hidden by what's known as your ego. Your ego is the part of you that does all the thinking, it is responsible for the management of your physical body, including feeding, sheltering and protecting it. Although your ego is a necessity, problems arise when it dominates and controls. This happens because it over identifies with your physical state and believes, it is all there is. The result is that you live under an illusion and forget who you are. Your true spiritual being is blocked from your consciousness.
This is your negative ego. Some people call this "your lower self."...Read More...
