Are You a Prisoner of Your Ego?

The big revelation coming out of meditation, and I think it can come from psychotherapy also, is that the witnessing element. Most people are really identified with that voice in their head which is them to some degree. It's the them that they probably know the best and might also be quite ashamed of. But it's not the totality of who they are. And yet at the same time, we can cultivate this other thing, which is the witness consciousness,. or so you can think about is coming from your head is like you're watching or listening or seeing.