Dear Dan, I never thought of non-identification as not taking responsibility for making it. But taking into consideration my overall lack of responsibility, I am now imagining how this could be possible. Thanks, Dustin --- Daniel Alter <daniel_b_alter@...> wrote: > If a key aim in Hermetics is to achieve a feeling > and > true knowledge of unity, then it one must slowly > learn > to disassociate from dualistic thinking (i.e. me and > you, us and them, me and deity, etc.) > > To create an artificial dualism between yourself and > your ego can on lengthen the road to unity. > > As an additional note, to fully identify with one's > ego (especially the worst aspects of it), and to > recognise your own responsibility in having created > it, is, in my mind, a necessary part of the soul > mirror work. Refusing to identify with the Ego feels > a > bit like not taking responsibility for what you have > created (unless I am misinterpreting you). > > Kindest regards > > Dan > > Kindest regards > > > --- dustovshio@... wrote: > Is there any > benefit in thinking of the ego self as > > separate from *you*. It seems like it helps to > get > > control over it by non-identification. > > > > >>And finally, even though I've spoken of the > "egoic > > self" in these terms, > > it's not something that is *separate* from *you*. > > It > > is a *part of* > > >>you. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > BardonPraxis-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" > your friends today! Download Messenger Now > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html