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Is this the right way to “correct” my egoistic nature: i observe that i am not at all altruistic (for example i give something and i think it is pure giving, but i become conscious of the fact that i want to receive something in return, maybe love or appreciation). This is becoming aware of the impossibilty to be pure altruistic. Then, step 2, i offer this awareness of my egoistic wish (to receive something in return) to the Creator and say: I give you my awareness of my egoism, i offer it to you. This is also an act of giving. Then there is nothing left of my egoism, i offered it all to Him. I don’t know if this is the right way to work with my egoistic desires?
Well, what amazes me the most, are the points of connection that this path has with the path of Self Realisation. In Self Realisation we learn that how we perceive reality, is depending on our reactif proces, on our likes and dislikes, which are coming from the ego. It perceives everything in relation to itself, which is a “false” identity (we think we have a separate identity but that’s an illusion), the ego is the result of the Jiva (soul) who is identifying itself with a limited form, the body and its 5 senses.
This is also what Kabbalah teaches: the ego is the limited closed box, with the 5 senses who are “deforming” reality. So for me both teachings are telling exactly the same, but they are using different words and images.
The challenge is to transform our litte i, the “false” identity, into the Self (“Self” Realisation). (In Kabbalah the Self is named “the Creator”). The way that we do that in Self Realisation, is by “neutralizing” our selfish desires. Kabbalah speaks about “correcting” our desires.
The fact that the eastern teaching of Self Realisation is telling the same as Kabbalah, is just so fantastic to discover. Truth is the Same everywhere!
“When we reach the level of absolute sinner, we can cry out to the Creator and eventually rise to the level of the absolutely righteous”. I love this one! Its only by going down, that we (consciously!) can go up… If we don’t experience contrast, consciousness would not be possible. We would remain unconscious. I think the Creator created the creature to become conscious of Himself ! This kind of thoughts are blowing me away :).
