Imago ego
Beliefs are delusional because illusions
source them. Illusions are distortions
of perceptions and the result of irrational conclusions we’ve drawn about ourselves
and others. It stands then to reason
that the outcomes are delusional opinions – many held to be right beliefs about
others and ourselves.
I have no reservations with the possibility of possessing clear and rational beliefs. The pre-requisite to having them, however, must be in the attitude with which I hold my current views. If I am not willing to accept that my beliefs are subject to the irrationality or falsehood as others also have, then the chances of my being able to scrutinize them, repudiate them, and ultimately correct are slim to none.
So how are my beliefs real? The nature of Maya, Illusion, is complex and
sophisticated. As we have previously
discussed, illusions are just that – an illusion. The construct is unreal. It is immaterial and yet entertained by my
ego because these illusions (deceptions) instigate and stimulate feelings like
drugs.Painting By Rene Magritte
Feelings fuel my subjective interpretations
of reality. If my tools of
interpretation (hermeneutics) are delusion, it is given that my beliefs will be,
too. This is a recurring or cyclical
process. A vicious cycle.
Belief in God can be as subject to
delusion and any other belief.
Nationalism, Homophobia, Racism, and countless other fears and
constructs are open to a warp and illusory outcome as a result of the same
fears, ignorance, or narcissism causing all the other delusional beliefs I
entertain as true.
I must do the same thing to ensure my
belief in God is as free from Maya as my work in putting all my beliefs,
opinions, and thoughts under scrutiny. As
the dross of ignorance, fear, and ego, are lost in the fire of scrutiny and spiritual
rigor, I will meet God again for the first time and discover that I had never
actually met divinity before. I believed
in a god I created in my own image.
Imago ego.
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