David Stone

[David Stone @davidofstone]

There are two main things you have to overcome in this world - the victim within you, and the hypocrite within you.

Your ego is the problem, and you are the solution.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Ego only wants to feel right in the moment. Intentions are just illusions.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

At some point, who you are becomes more important than who you think you can become.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

@aNorCalCamper It is difficult, but with time it simply becomes apart of our being. It is to have true faith - to abandon our need for emotion and reaction. We think they allow us control, but really they are the very things taking control away from us.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Creating the egoless you starts as a step. It is a brief moment of present clarity. Then, it becomes a habit. Constantly grounding yourself in the present. Then it becomes a way of being. Meditation is great way to achieve that - it is creation of non-judgmental awareness.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Creation is how it feels, but with time it's a realization. The egoless you has always existed, we just feel we are creating or actualizing it. In reality, we are simply allowing it to be without getting in the way of it.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Contextualize, everyone does it.
Or don't.

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Forgiving others is important because it releases you from the emotional bondage of the trauma you experienced. Otherwise, you have a set reaction in place and allow others to have a bit of power over your state of being.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

@aNorCalCamper We often think of ego as the voice that tells us we are better than others, but it is the same voice who tells us we are not good enough. It brings on our suffering like no other can. Best we learn to overcome it for that very reason.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

We are all trying to figure out who we are, we do it by test driving new identities. To figure out who you are, instead, work to figure out who you are not. Shed the negative aspects of identity that you have given to yourself to see who you really are.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Ego is where our feelings of false entitlement come from, especially in relation to desiring the suffering of others. This is clearly depicted through the crucifixion of Christ.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Life rewards those who earnestly seek truth and beauty.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

When you come to realize how little you know your Self you can just barely grasp how little you know anyone else.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Most mental life hacks seek to help you transcend ego - mostly through the power of presence. To truly be present is to be without ego, or at least without it being dominant. Mindfulness, breathing techniques... they force you to be here and now, without past and future self.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Another way to put it - ego is an investment we make in external identities, often born of circumstances or reactions. Taking something temporary and trying to make it permanent.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Ego - the idea you have of yourself based on external identities. Ego is a tool for you to navigate life, not something you should lose your actual Self to.

[David Stone @davidofstone]

Here to share the insights gained while experiencing transcendence of ego - unbecome to be.