Peter Crone argues the ego is an invisible straightjacket that keeps us unconscious. Carl Jung said the unexamined unconscious governs our lives and we mistake it for fate. Real change starts when you stop avoiding silence and actually listen to your internal dialogue.
How do we begin this journey of getting in touch with our ego? I mean, ego is really, really detrimental. It's the greatest adversary of our life for that reason. The ultimate form of accomplishment. And a lot of people, the ego gets a bad rap. And ego, to me, is interchangeable with Persona, personality. So start with his awareness. Carl Jung said, till the unconscious is made conscious, it will rule your life and you'll call it fate. The traditional definition of guru in Sanskrit is one who brings light. So awareness is really bringing light to that. You can't see a blind spot. The opportunity is to break out of that like it's this sort of invisible, straight jacket for the soul. And so how do we get there? We have to first become aware of the effects of circumstance. The thing is, in this day and age, we've got so many means of escape. Maybe it's threat to be with our own thoughts. Yeah, that's the awkward silence on a first date. It's not awkward silence. It's just silence. And then you're left with your internal dialogue, which is awkward.
