The Ego Curriculum
Peace is the ego's greatest enemy.
All the drama and chaos in our lives is purposeful. And the purpose is to keep us scurrying to-and-fro with our thoughts (and oftentimes, actions).
When we are caught in the grip of such freneticism, we are anything but peaceful.
And that’s the goal of the ego. To keep us rooted in drama.
When we can step back and recognize – in the insightful words of A Course in Miracles – that “I can see peace instead of this” then we begin the process of undoing the ego’s firm hold on our psyche. “The only way to have peace is to teach peace.” We do this by choosing to no longer teach the ego’s curriculum.
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