Bobo wrote:I will try to give an example of what I think it is, take the idea of omniscience, part of the idea would involve the ablity to predict the future, and that would include other ideas as well as prophecies and clairvoyance. If we take a position that knowledge is limited, or that no one is demonstrably omniscient, the ego would be something that would fall on this category of being ominiscient or something that is partially supported by the idea.
Besides that one could also derive from it a faculty that goes against the ego that can be exercised and put into practice by analyzing thoughts and perceptions. From a proposition that is deemed contraditory (ominiscience) we gather a theory and practices that identify and combat the ego. It is as if a tool were being used to identify and combat the ego, so one could see this process of ego elimination as something absolute (as the elimination of one idea) or not (as it must be applied to all thoughts).
Mmmm, the idea of eliminating the process of elimination itself, may be another tool?
I too believe that the ego can predict the future, easily in dreams. The resting state is the most powerful, creative state, and the sitting on the computer state is arguably the weakest state.
The ego is so powerful, that it can also possess and explore other sentient consciousnesses, in what you call the real world.
It is also so powerful as to send telepathic thoughts to other sentient consciousnesses, in what you call, real time.
The ego must be fed, from time to time, and it is fun to worship it, but don't get so carried away that you lose your sense of direction. Be no respecter of persons. That includes your own family, your idols, and even your teachers. Respect your teachers, give them the time of day, but do not respect them.