Aligning Thoughts and Feelings with Our True Nature

A man asks about the process of aligning our thoughts and feelings with our true nature. How does understanding and working with the ego, or the separate self, fit in with that?

Rupert says: ‘We might occasionally reference the ego in conversation, but why talk about something that is not real? Why not go to what we are and emphasise, explore and magnify that, rather than trying to get rid of what we are not. Why not see who we really are clearly, then see if there is an ego to be investigated?

‘That doesn’t mean to say that, as a result of recognising our true self, residues of our old egoic thinking, feeling, acting and relating don’t remain. And I’m not suggesting that one should ignore them. As this understanding stabilises in us, we do turn back towards the thoughts and feelings and try to realign them with this recognition.’