Racism Explained | Spirituality and Attachment to Ego

What is racism? In Merriam-Webster dictionary, racism means, a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities, and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. In other words, it is the belief that people are defined by their race or ethnicity. Why does racism exist? In this video, let me explain this from a spiritual point The universe consists of tangible and intangible realms. The tangible realm is the material world we live in. It can be experienced through our sensory organs, such as eyes, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, through the five senses, including sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. On the other hand, the intangible world is not easily perceivable by these senses. The color spectrums we see, and the sound frequencies we hear, are only a small fraction of all the colors and sounds in the universe. For example, we see what we see, because our eyes have three photoreceptors, red, green, and blue. All the other colors we observe are based on these three. Our vision is only good compared to some animals, such as dogs, which have only two photoreceptors, green and blue. Mantis shrimp, however, have up to 16 photoreceptors, and can even see ultraviolet. Therefore, the world in mantis shrimp's eyes is much more colorful than what we see. Although our physical senses are inherently limited, we still rely on them to define the world, and even ourselves. Most people these days believe in materialism, assuming that what we see is what it is, and what we can't see doesn't exist. Even scientists must confirm the reliability of the research through sensory input, such as observations. However, a growing number of physicists are now questioning the reliability of observations and the world's objectivity. They found that human observation itself can determine the observational results. The bottom line is that our senses are not as reliable as most of us think. But how does all of this relate to racism? Because relying too much on our senses can make us forget who we are. From a spiritual perspective, we are essentially energetic beings with a cosmic origin. The physical body is only a tool or a vessel that temporarily carries our spiritual energy to help us experience the material world. It is made of the elements from this material realm from the mother earth. These elements will eventually return to the material realm when we leave. But our spirit comes from a cosmic source that is intangible to our sensory organs. So, we are not this body, we are not even this mind. We are part of a source that is even higher than the highest dimension. Different cultures and traditions have given the source various names in history. It is called God, Allah, Brahman, Tao, or Emptiness. Initially, when humans decided to experience this physical reality, our sensory organs were tools to assist us in navigating through the material world. But generations after generations, humans relied on the senses more and and eventually forgot who we are. As a result, we lost communication with the intangible world and our cosmic source. Finally, humans began to fully believe what the senses perceive. We are material beings living in a material universe and this body is who we are. This is the birth of the ego. The attachment to the ego means clinging to the concept of I or self. This is based on the body, plus all the labels we collected in life, such as roles in society, social status, and wealth. These labels don t exist in a newborn baby s consciousness, because the concept of ego has not yet been formed. This is why some children seem to have special abilities when they are young, usually before 7 years old. They may experience stronger sixth sense or intuition, recall past lives, or see things adults don t see. We call them the imagination of children in the modern world. As the child grows up, the concept of ego gradually forms and solidifies. He begins to believe that his body is him, those labels define him, and the world is purely material. His special abilities disappear and the ego takes over the steering wheel of his life. So, the ego comes from forgetting who we are. We are enslaved by a tool that was initially designed to serve us. Now we are at the mercy of our senses, believing in whatever they tell us and letting the ego dictate our thoughts and values. We spend our lives in the pursuit of fleeting pleasure that our sensory organs crave. This is the ultimate fall of humankind. You probably already know where this analysis is heading to. The root of racism is the misbelief that we are our body and our ego, completely forgetting that we are spiritual and energetic beings without physical forms. Energy has no skin color. The physical body can be tall, short, fat, thin, black, white, yellow, or brown, but these are just clothes we temporarily wear in this fleeting life. Forms are temporary. Our bodies are not us, our minds are not us. The characters we played in this life, the wealth we collected, and the labels we accumulated, none of them is us. They serve the ego, and the ego is not us. This is why racism means attachment to the ego. Thank you for watching.