Thought, The origin of the Ego, Evolution of Consciousness
A necessary stage in the evolution of consciousness
humans developed ability to differentiate and think
The ego arose because we started to think-Tolle
“They ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”
-to say this is good this is bad, to think
-good and necessary thing, but it has also disconnected us from the totality of life.
Movement of center of being from heart to mind
Did the ego and thought develop so that we could transcend it?
Animals-connected with being, not thinking, not Conscious
modern humans- disconnected with being, thinking, largely unconscious
spiritually evolved humans and future humans – connected with being and thinking intelligently, sanely
consciously connected to being/life
The Irreconcilability of Thought and Intuition
Thought by its very nature is limited(page on thought)