- Laitman.com - https://laitman.com -

How To Work With Egoism

Question: In what sense and why do the articles of Rabash: “The Purpose of Society – 1,” “Love of Friends,” and “Concerning ‘Love Thy Friend as Thyself,’” speak about suppression of egoism? After all, we strive to transcend the ego.

Answer: This is not called annihilation of the ego but its suppression and its realization with the characteristic of bestowal and love.

Question: I cannot overcome egoism and I don’t have the ability to do anything, where is the Creator here? After all, I asked Him to help me and I tried to help Him, but nothing happened. I know that when I “nourish” my egoism, it is “satisfied,” but the “hunger” will come and overcome me again. Now it just scares me that it will appear again and dominate me.

Answer: The Creator is found in everything that a person feels. It is only up to you to try not to become distracted from this truth and to become integrated in a group [1] because it is only in connection with the friends [2] that you will be able to realize your characteristics correctly and transform them under the influence of Arvut (mutual guarantee [3]) and Ohr Makif (the Light that is outside of us as long as we are not in the corrected state), to become similar to the Creator.
[191209]

Related Material:
Don’t Fight With Yourself [4]
Who Will Help Us Rise Above The Ego? [5]
Taming The Ego [6]