"If I hadn't believed it,
I never would have seen it"
Your premise is the total of all you believe about
life, yourself, and your relationship to everything. This
system of beliefs will also be referred to as ego. The best
way to define ego is this: it's "What I think I am." It is
not the reality of what you are, but everything you have
come to believe is true about you. Here are some important
aspects of your premise or ego.
1. It is not Truth. If it were, it would remain constant,
and would be the same for everyone.
2. You made it up, and it changes every moment of every
day, so it is like a fantasy or an illusion.
3. Because you made it, you love it, and you must defend it
at all costs.
What are the beliefs that you have made up, and are
therefore proud of, and must defend? Obviously, there are
thousands. Ironically many of them contradict others, which
explains your occasional indecisiveness and confusion. When
you have mixed feelings about something, it must divide your
allegiance, your effort and your effectiveness, and in the
extreme it will immobilize you.
For more about your beliefs, read
by Burt Hotchkiss.
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