This is a YouTube video titled "The Arising Of The Human Ego, with Eckhart Tolle" containing a monologue or talk by Eckhart Tolle discussing the concept of ego through the myth of Narcissus, explaining how the ego forms as a mental image of oneself. The content is philosophical and reflective in nature, focusing on self-awareness and identity.
Ego is living through a mental image of who you are. It's not being yourself, but being who you think you are. Having a mental image. The ego is Narcissus, the ancient Greek myth. The young man who looked before there were mirrors or selfies. The young man looked into a pool of water and saw himself there for the first time. And he was very beautiful. And he fell in love with his own image. That's the myth of Narcissus. He fell in love with his own image. And from then on things went downhill for him. Now he fell in love with his own image is not talking about real love. He became obsessed with his own image is really what it was. He became and says, I am so beautiful. So he started to develop a self image. There he was here and there is the image me. And that is. This myth describes the beginning of the arising of the human ego.
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