
S3 E4: Releasing the Burden of Worry
Michael Singer Podcast
Ego and the Made-Up Universe
Ego stems from the audacity to construct a personal universe where everything and everyone must align with the mental model. When reality deviates from this constructed reality, anxiety arises, and judgment ensues. Ego is not about arrogance, but about being egocentric and having stringent beliefs about how things should be. Growth comes from acknowledging this self-made universe and embracing the unfolding of reality without judgment.
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