Tag Archives: Ego

POSTSCRIPT TO TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Universal Octopus

EGO’s been on his perchin the old Knowledge Treefor more than a million yearsand, through the power of its corrupted fruit,has eased its way into millions of human minds,filling them and their bodiesand everything elsewith millions and millions of tears. … Continue reading →

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EGO EGO LORD OF THE JUNGLE

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Universal Octopus

My task(and yours)is(and always has been); to get rid of you and meto get rid of us and themto get rid of was and will beto get rid of should and shouldn’t beto get rid of might and mightn’t. Is(and … Continue reading →

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HEAD AND HEART

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Universal Octopus

If the Head leads,it breeds a webin which the ego lurksto catch its prey. And the Heart pales away. If the Heart rules,the sticky webtransforms into a safety netthrough which the Egoshrivels into the Void. .

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MASTER MAGICIAN

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Universal Octopus

Certainly, the religions of the Worldall came into existenceto purify the world of egoyet have ended up as pyramidswith super-egos sitting on topusing the original teachingsto consolidate their precarious positionsand feed/gorge themselves and their allies. Maybe, in the end, to … Continue reading →

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EGO

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Universal Octopus

is the childof the marriage of self and body;is the awareness of separatenesswhere none exists;is the delighting in separateness,its fearfulness and competitiveness. It is as though each of your fingersclaimedautonomy as of right;an individual name,a social security number,an index-linked pension,an … Continue reading →

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FORK IN THE ROAD

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Universal Octopus

ARIADNE’S THREAD & ‎THESEUS Many people,but not everyone,encounter the Truthin some form or otherduring the course of Life’s journey. This leads to a fork in the road. Either they adjust themselves to the Truth,in which casethey are led along by Truthon … Continue reading →

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WAVE MAN

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Universal Octopus

For the waves that chatter on and on,and the waves that “go with the flow”,the ocean is still there,deep and still to the very seabed. Wave-Man is here all the time.His dreams come and go,sometimes it seems frenetically.What matters is, … Continue reading →

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PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK WITH THE EGO

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Universal Octopus

Awareness is the Function:Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor. Unconsciousness is the role:Look at me playing Hamlet at the Old Vic.Look at me playing cook in the old Kitchen. While awareness is continuous,the Ego doesn’t get a chance to play its roles. … Continue reading →

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