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Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Taking some psychology courses are we? I didn't take too many of those, psycho-babble was never a big interest of mine, just an easy grade. But I thought the Ego was basically the balance between the Id & the SuperEgo. The Id was the "basic instinct" and the Super-Ego was the "conscience" or moral compass. The Ego was the balance in the real world between the two. I guess Psych classes have changed a bit.

And I don't think Jesus was referencing Freud. He was letting people know that if they wished to follow Him into the kingdom of Heaven they had to put God and Jesus' two commandments before their own selfish desires. I would also argue that Jesus is no fan of Communism seeing as Communists believe Jesus is just a figment of the stressed human imagination.

Stop for a second and pretend you don't know me. That will help you to better understand my points, rather than arguing with yourself based on your assumptions of me.

I'm 27, and I've been out of college for 5 years. The ideas I'm proposing are from no college course, so you can rest assured the curriculum hasn't changed.

Don't try and invalidate what I'm saying by using stupid cliche phrases, like "psycho-babble". You are better at debate than that. Don't lower yourself, because you think you know me -- and that me, and people like me, are the problem with this country. Remove emotion from your argument. I can tell you are frustrated with a certain type of thinking, which you have mistakenly assumed I am advocating. Take some time to try and understand what I'm saying, rather than assuming you already know, and looking like an ass.

I'm not talking about "ego" in the sense of Freud. I'm talking about the illusory self, the voice in your head that never stops talking. It's a Buddhist concept -- long before Freud. But, you're so smart, you probably knew that already.

I can't explain, "Deny thyself," as well as Eckhart Tolle, so I'll just quote him:

"And when Jesus said, 'Deny thyself,' what he meant was: Negate (and thus undo) the illusion of self. If the self -- ego -- were truly who I am, it would be absurd to 'deny' it."

Following in this vain of thought, Jesus also said, "If someone takes your shirt, let him have your coat as well." In other words, let go of the world of form -- the world of the ego. Let go of your ego, and its attachments.