Episode 9 - Desire and the Ego

2022-09-25

Talk given at Parklands (Manchester, UK) on 25th September 1977. Eugene responds to three (3) questions; namely: 1. Can desire be stilled? 2. How does one intelligently use the egotism with which we are burdened? 3. What is the origin of all true religion? A key takeaway from the talk is "...if we listen to ourselves internally in the innermost, we will always find we have an intention to evolve towards freedom, towards greater self-awareness and towards greater creativity."

Talk given at Parklands (Manchester, UK) on 25th September 1977.

Eugene responds to three (3) questions; namely:

1. Can desire be stilled?

2. How does one intelligently use the egotism with which we are burdened?

3. What is the origin of all true religion?

A key takeaway from the talk is "...if we listen to ourselves internally in the innermost, we will always find we have an intention to evolve towards freedom, towards greater self-awareness and towards greater creativity."

Eugene describes the manner in which desire, enlightened egotism and world religions assist us in this task.

A transcript is available at www.eugene-halliday.net.

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