Ego & the Sense of "I"

German with German subtitles.
We’ve forgotten how to live: instead, we are only thinking about what we’re experiencing. Why does intoxication feel so liberating, why is sex so intense? Because for a few moments, the words in our heads fall silent – and that’s exactly what anyone can do, at any time, in every moment.

German with German subtitles.
“I have to make it – but I can’t”: in this conflict, we suffer because of ourselves and because of life. No one can escape this trap of the ego on their own, because we don’t want help. Life prepares you anyway – and you are being touched.

German with German subtitles.
Anyone who believes they have free will simultaneously despairs of it, and yet hardly anyone questions this fundamental assumption of our lives: it’s too unimaginable to think we have no say in life. But take a closer look, and you’ll discover the gateway to freedom.

German with German subtitles.
If everyone does whatever they want, we can’t live together – and yet I say: Be true to yourself.  Hardly any advice sounds more harmless, and hardly any is more thoroughly misunderstood. Because this “self” to which you want to be true is not what you think you are.

German with German subtitles.
The path to Heaven is hidden from us by our thoughts: we think we know what is right, and yet we must go in the opposite direction, as the black sheep, as the prodigal son. And there is no shortcut: only those who get lost will be found.

German with German subtitles.
What does “doing nothing” look like practically? What does it mean to live life without a path or destination? In this part 2, I'll tell you how easy and natural this is, even though you can't know anything about it.

German with German subtitles.
First, we seek happiness in everyday life. Then, disappointed, we become spiritual, only to be disappointed again. Only those who dare to be completely without a path or destination disappear, and Heaven comes.

German with German subtitles.
There is a simple trick to being happy without ego, but then it sneaks back in again. That's why you need two more ingredients for a free life: determination and the willingness to be 100 percent.

Why is the spiritual path so serious and difficult? And can I make it easy for myself? I explain why you find it incomprehensible that it is actually easy, and what you can do to get through the night and return to the innocence that Jesus spoke of.

German with English subtitles.
Topics: Guilt, forgiveness and karma. The sins of the fathers are passed on. Without expectations, all problems disappear. You cannot change the ego. I am powerless. Your meditation is not your business. Meditate for half an hour, and then: live. Being a servant of life. How to deal with suffering and agony in the world? No more room for one's own wishes. Gurus are one of those things.

There are many who promise you that you can be the creator of your own life once you have seen through your ego. This is true, and yet you are lying to yourself, because you will never achieve the one thing you really want – but there is a way.

German with English subtitles.
Topics: Don't believe, but experience it for yourself. The deceased twin sister. The narcissistic mother. No more waiting for the answer. Is stubbornness part of the ego? Amazed and helpless carried by life. Meditate without automatically being a disciple. Impossible not to take it personally. The End of Paradise. What happens in Satsang. Feeling the suppressed feelings of others. What costs energy is the fight against it. Relief from a guilty conscience. Fear of the dentist.