Day 4

Whoa a busy day for all us Nantucketer's getting ready for a little blow from Mother Nature, pulling the boat out and cleaning up the yard. I did spend some time in the "New Earth" today in the chapter on complaining and resentment and have identified with some of the following:

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"Resentment is the emotion that goes with with complaining and the mental labeling of people and adds even more energy to the ego. Resentment means to feel bitter, indignant, aggrieved, or offended. You resent other peoples greed,their dishonesty, their lack of intergrity, what they are doing, what they did in the past, what they said, what they failed to do, what they should have or should not have done. The ego loves it.

I can say that I have felt pretty much all these emotions in my lifetime and perhaps still carry some or should I be just honest and say I still do towards my ex-wife regarding child custody issues. I could probably go out on a limb and say if your reading this then I am sure you have too.
Mr. Tolle has some clarity raising thoughts concerning this:

"Nonreaction to the ego in others is one of the most effective ways not only of going beyond ego in yourself but also of dissolving the collective human ego".

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"Nonreaction is not weakness but strength. Another word for nonreaction is forgiveness. To forgive is to overlook, or rather to look through. You look through the ego to the sanity that is in every human being as his or her essence"

I still choose to smile every time someone throw's their ego my way or I notice my ego trying to pop out. I feel when I smile I am acknowledging that these people are not even aware of what they are unconsciously doing so why should I jump in their unconscious and feed their ego. I smile and let them think I am took the short bus to school or an ignoramus, either way it works for both of us. Today for my daily meditation I went to the boardwalks on Liberty Street I am not quite sure of the name of the park but it so peaceful....ah sorry gotta run for now.

Have a great day,

Jeremy