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transcend ego

Hurrying to Places We Don't Want to Be

Do you ever stop to question the point of your frenzied pace? Are you content with your constant busyness? Did you ever intend to live at such a tempo? If not, do you have any idea how can you change it now?

Part of the answer is found in understanding the evolution of ego and the role that it plays in our lives: While it has taken humanity billions of years to reach our present point in evolution, the mature ego-mind has been around for only 4,000 years. Prior to that, there was no personal sense of “I.” Since there was no “me,” there was no one to make choices—nor was there a concept of the “future” in which to picture that “me.” And, since there was no concept of an individual person, there was no concept of ownership or personal property.  Ultimately, there really was no hurry because there was no “I” to do the hurrying and no “future” to rush into.

The ego is not the enemy, despite the bad rap it often gets. At issue is our unconscious identification with the ego’s relentless commands—and our constant dashing and scurrying at its behest. 

Let’s take a brief look at the development of the ego-mind. We may just find that its agendas remain hidden beneath our hurrying to places we don’t want to be:

Anatomically modern humans first appeared in fossil records about 200,000 years ago. But, for a long, long time when we met by the entrance to the cave, for instance, there was “no-thing” to say. The fact that we were preverbal also meant that we had very few thoughts. (Grunting at each other is not so evolved, is it?). Even if we saw our reflection in the pond, we didn’t recognize it because the ego-mind and separate sense of self had yet to develop.

It was not until about six thousand years ago, due mostly to...
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Mick Quinn is the author of The Uncommon Path and Poder Y Gracia and the founder of Choice for Enlightened Living Foundation. Mick's work is quoted in The LA Times, Yahoo!, CNN Living, and Woman's World.  Gary Renard, the best-selling (Hay House) author said this book is "informative and gripping". Raquel Torrent – Psychologist and founder of the Spanish Integral Association said, “Mick Quinn’s style is clear and direct - like silence making music”. Mick lives in Utah with wife Debora. For upcoming events visit: www.mickquinn.com