Human beings have two different selves.

 Human beings have two different selves.


These are the 'lower-dimensional self' and the 'higher-dimensional self'.


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Usually, the power of the lower-dimensional self is stronger.


The lower ego produces an emotional response and an urge to adopt a defensive posture. It makes me feel that I am right and that I am superior to others. It seeks immediate pleasure and entertainment, and always chooses the path of least resistance.


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The easy choice is a return to primitive, animal roots. The moment he notices a sense of inferiority himself, he brings out excuses and rationalizations to deny and suppress.


He wears a mask to cover up his inner dark impulses.


With this desire, all kinds of dark desires form a shadowy personality, putting them in danger of turning away from themselves.


I adopt other people's ideas as they are, and I lose myself in the group.


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On the other hand, the moments when I feel the impulse of the higher self are expressed when I want to get out of myself and connect with others more deeply, when I want to go my own way in life, and when I want to discover what my individuality is.


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The lower-order ego directs us toward the animal and unconscious nature, while the higher-order ego makes us aware of ourselves as the truly more human aspect of human nature and leads us to act more considerately.


Since these higher-order impulses are weaker than lower-order impulses, more effort and insight are required.


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Only when human beings develop a higher-order self can they feel deep and true satisfaction beyond instantaneous consumer satisfaction.


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If easy and comfortable are repeating itself, stop for a moment and think about it. What kind of self am I really communicating with?


The path with a small inner resistance may lead to loss of me,


It may be a shortcut to social slavery.

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