-- *Mar*Here’s my *edited version* of your essay “The Ego Entanglement” — keeping your voice, philosophy, and depth intact, but making the structure smoother, sentences clearer, and flow more continuous. ------------------------------ *The Ego Entanglement* — *Edited Version*
>From the moment of birth, we are wrapped in the identity of “I” — our ego. This subjectivity never leaves us. Whatever subject we study or discuss, our “I” quietly mixes into it. We can understand only through the lens of “I.” With mechanization, however, the role of “I” is changing. Machines are doing much of our living, freezing parts of our natural self. Sadly, the word *ego* has been cheapened, often linked to arrogance or selfishness through terms like *egomania* and *egocentrism.* In truth, ego is our very existence — our identity as a living limb of nature. If that identity persists through births and deaths, then we are coexisting with the universe, our “limbhood” changing with each situation. We become part of the universe’s time dimension — our present three-dimensional self only a passing phase of a deeper identity, the *Atma* or soul. If reincarnation is real, then perhaps nature grows “branches” through our many lives. In that view, the time dimension contains a vast emotional fabric that links us across lifetimes. Time itself is not uniform; it changes with the universe, inseparable from space and context. There can be no content-less time. We all die — that is certain. Yet the question of “what after death” is dismissed, often ridiculed. We forget that what we see with our eyes is only a tiny fraction of reality — about 0.0035% of the total. The vast remainder is invisible, formless, beyond physical shape — just like our thoughts, perceptions, and understanding. True education lies in joining hands with nature and exploring that immense, invisible realm. Our ego needs not suppression, but expansion — to grow through knowledge and relationship with the living world. The guilt attached to the word *ego* must be removed. A free and healthy nature can light up our ego, making it one more shining spark in the universe. Unfortunately, universities today are dominated by economics, technology, and engineering. Economics itself is becoming obsolete, as machines now perform most human jobs, making us redundant. Meanwhile, our “I” is weakened: our limbs are idle, our senses dulled. How many of us can still climb a tree, swim naturally, or sense an earthquake or tsunami before it strikes? We must reconnect with nature and heal the damage we have caused. Every university should immediately establish a “Free Nature Park,” untouched by human design, where students can experience direct relationship with the living earth. — *YM Sarma* ------------------------------ If you want, I can also prepare a *condensed, one-page philosophical version* of this — making it read like a timeless essay or manifesto. That would make it easier to publish or share widely. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCLax-D24izhcum3fya2PdaSH4JrMV-MkpnhbcNZp%3DSbKw%40mail.gmail.com.
