Tag: self

Satsang with Eric Putkonen

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05/24/2008 - 09:52
Etc/GMT

Satsang is a Sanskrit word; sat means true or being and sanga means company or gathering.

Event Type: 
Satsang
Event Location: 
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive Minnetonka, MN 55305
Organizer: 
Eric Putkonen
Cost: 
Free
Contact Email: 


How to destroy the ego?

eputkonen's picture



It is a common question I hear, but you can not battle the ego. It is the ego (me) that would be fitting the ego.



The ultimate goal is to withdraw into the ultimate subject

nathan's picture



Perhaps the primary tool on the enlightenment path is to accept and observe whatever is, any thought, any feeling, any sensation.



Our True Self

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"...our normal conception of self is a false self. What many people see as themselves is not their true selves."

— Eric Putkonen
http://www.awaken2life.org



The body is just your entry point to reality

lucas's picture



We usually perceive ourselves as a body in the world and try from this perspective to "go out" into what we call "the beyond", to the soul, to let go the world and go beyond it.