Lecture 25 — Are We All Puppets of the Ego?
The Elimination of Satan's Tail
by
Samael Aun Weor
Meditation and Liberation from
Suffering
The beginning of suffering is symbolized in
the Bible by the story of Adam and Eve,
who represent all the men and women of
ancient times, and who lived in “Eden,” a
Hebrew word that literally means “bliss,
ecstasy.”
Tempted by the “serpent,” they ate the
forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge,
and were cast out of Eden. The serpent
was also cursed and fell into disgrace, thus
forming the “tail of Satan,” a symbol of
degeneration, and the opposite of that
famous healing serpent of Moses, also
called “kundalini.” Since that time,
humanity has been suffering in the
wilderness, longing to find a way back to
the happiness we once knew… more
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Gathered around the TV set was the entire
family. As the wrestlers were being
slammed onto the floor and bounced off the
ropes, you could see the body language of
each person in the room. They were
twisting and squirming and really feeling the
blows. Perhaps you have seen this yourself
when someone gets so emotionally
involved in the program, that they “feel” the
action. When you watch a “chick flick,” don't
you eventually want to actually cry? Movie
makers really know how to “press our
buttons” or “pull our strings.”
How about when someone insults you?
Don't you feel anger or rage at them? Do
you find yourself thinking about that insult
all day long? Perhaps in your imagination
you think about how to hurt that individual,
in retaliation. You want to “get back” at
them.
These are all examples of Egos in action.
This is what Samael Aun Weor, the founder
of Gnostic Anthropology calls the worst
enemy of man. The Ego is not just one, but
many. In fact the Ego is legion. It is said that
the human mind has 49 levels or
compartments. Within each one of these
compartments are many more Egos. We
are “haunted” by these Egos. The Egos
“push us” to do terrible things. This is the
cause of all wars on Earth.
In this Podcast Mr. E. Jim G. Ross explains
that the Ego has a limit. It can only grow to
a certain level and then something has to
happen. What happens when the Ego is so
strong that it takes total control of an
individual?
The Gnostics say we have many lives. So
what happens if you murder someone? In
the next, or subsequent life, you will have a
stronger urge to kill someone again. Each
time you have a new life, your urge to kill
will grow stronger and stronger. You may
not even understand why you have that
urge to kill, but it is there non-the-less. This
explains the psychology of serial killers.
Can a serial killer repent? Is it possible for
someone with lots of Ego to reverse the
process? The real question is: How do we
eliminate, or cause our Egos to die? Mr.
Ross explains that there are actually three
kinds of death. The first death is the
annihilation of the Ego systematically. This
needs a lot of explanation and is the main
subject of this podcast. The second death is
what is talked about in the Bible; and is a
very horrible and painful process. The third
death is, of course, physical death.
For a complete examination of the true
psychology of man, I invite you to listen to
this podcast.
Richard Roocroft
July 2012