Self-acceptance has a rough road to walk. True self-acceptance requires a strong connection with a Power greater than our self...else it's still self-will pulling our strings.
The bane of self-acceptance is an unspiritualized ego. Just as God is, ego is ever with us. God is with us for the benefit of all...human, animal, flora, fauna...all.
On the other hand, ego lives in humans only, also is ever with us, and is for the benefit of one, namely, the imperial me. Each of us separately has our ego whose only role is for our benefit, whatever it takes and however we get there. It often feels that ego builds us up just to beat us down.
Thankfully, God has providence over ego, too. Raising our unspiritualized ego is our life's primary responsibility.
Ego cannot be defeated by self-will...cannot even be lessened a tish on occasion or as needed. Ego can only be lifted by our own spiritual growth...in short, by God.
Ego reduction in depth is our goal, and how-to is spelled out by Easwaran in today's "Words to Live By": Meditate and put others first and learn to be detached from the results of action, all together.
One is not more important than another but learning to be detached from the results of action has been my nemesis. Ah, blinding flash: If it's a nemesis, it's an angel...nothing turns us to God like a nemesis does.
It’s not your fault, but it’s your responsibility. How you experience whatever conditions life hands you correlates directly to how much responsibility you choose to take. -- Buddhist teacher angel Kyodo williams from Fr Richard's Daily Meditation, February 5, 2024
Thank you.
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