Just Kill Yourself by Percy Kachelhoffer

We suffer because of the separate self we carry (i.e., the ego) that believes it’s a little isolated speck cut off from existence. The depression, anxiety, mental illness, murder, hatred, greed, poverty, war, and environmental destruction we experience is all a reflection of our internal suffering. Living through the ego can be observed in our world very clearly. Thus, we suffer.Īs a result of our feelings of being separate from the Whole (which gives birth to duality), we also begin to reject ourselves.Īny thought, feeling, sensation, experience, or belief we have that is judged to be “bad,” “unacceptable” or “wrong” we suppress, avoid, and deny.Īs a result of this repression, we fuel our Shadow Selves which become more twisted and monstrous the longer we keep them buried under shame. Instead of unconditionally accepting life in its wholeness, we slice it into “acceptable” and “unacceptable” experiences, people, beliefs, thoughts, and emotions. While we love some people, we hate other people.

While we accept some things, we reject other things. The result of the dualistic ego is judgment, hatred, condemnation, and alienation.

The ego – our sense of self – perceives life through the lens of duality.ĭuality is the opposite of reality – it is the division of life into opposing forces such as love/hate, good/bad, right/wrong, and holy/sinful. The ego is a biological and spiritual tool that defends the belief that we are all separate “individual” entities.Īs a result of believing that we are separate and isolated in this life, we suffer immensely. In order to understand what ego death is, we must first understand what the ego is.Īs I explored in my article “ What is the Ego?” the ego is basically our sense of self or our identity. Stage 6 - Dissolution and Deconstruction.

Just Kill Yourself by Percy Kachelhoffer