EGO-SELF
It is a common experience that the mind is mostly preoccupied with reliving memories of the past, contemplating events of the future, acting out imaginary conversations and situations, etc. These inner distractions create a filter which warps ones perceptions of life and reality.
We have all observed this in people, but often fail to observe it in ourselves. This filter is more recognizable when given its common name - the Ego.
If one desires to undergo profound change, then one must learn to glimpse reality without the tainted filters of the Ego, and to free oneself from creating a self-fulfilling, negative future.
When one focuses on the breath in Hong-Sau Kriya, one's mind is fully focused only on the present moment. The filters are dropped.
With continued practice, one develops the profound ability to focus intently on a philosophical concept or a life issue, and see the solutions clearly, in a wonderful "the answer was right here all of the time" experience.
This short discussion of the Ego-Self is concluded with the poem "Love", by John Lennon. LOVE
Love is real,
real is loveLove is feeling,
feeling loveLove is wanting to be loved
Love is touch,
touch is loveLove is reaching,
reaching loveLove is asking to be loved
Love is you
You and meLove is knowing
we can beLove is free,
free is loveLove is living,
living loveLove is needing to be loved ...