A teacher I had talked about the ego as being something like an inner gatekeeper that could turn into a bridge troll on our intuitive bridge to the higher consciousness.
If given that power, the ego will both block spiritual intuitions, insights or messages from above, so to speak, that threatened its place in our inner hierarchy and the ego will also take credit for all that the ego lets comes through from above.
Staying small, dying to oneself, keeping the ego in check and in its place instead of letting it become the boss and ruling us with our fears, passions and hungers of the flesh, seems to be one of the greatest challenges to spiritual growth and failing to do this is the easiest and surest path to our downfalls, too.
Your posts are always interesting, especially your helpful warnings and cautions. The warnings and cautions about getting ‘stung’, as you have described, are very real to me. I do believe you.
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