He might have made it popular, but all words and concepts are only real because people agree on their meaning. Concepts like motivation, status, success, love, are only real because people agree on their meaning.“NO” “You see there is NO EGO. Some coke snorting nutter made that concept popular!”
If one makes a promise, there is a promise.“Look, if you make a promise is there a promise?”
If you mean does it have a physical body that can be touched, which makes it real? Obviously not! However, air is also not tangible but it is real. Then we get into the physical world where nothing is real, since molecules and subatomic particles come in and out of existence, and between the nucleus and the electrons there is nothing but space. So, from that point of view, your body is all space, does that mean it exists?“Do promises exist in the world?”
Even though it is a concept and concepts do not have a physical presence, they can be identified as a future action. The reality comes from the agreement of what it is, just like all of the words in any language.“Can you find and identify a promise?”
See, here is a good example, you say there is NO EGO, because all of you here at LU agree on this concept and you are trying to convince me to buy into this concept. However it is just that, a concept that is real to you, because you all agree on it.“You see there is NO EGO”
He introduced the idea, but people are the ones that bought into it, made it popular, and consequently made it real. Language is just a way to communicate ideas and concepts. Mathematics, by that matter, is also not real; addition, subtraction, multiplications, calculus, and all the rest, are also just concepts; what is a four? Why? A lot of the quantum physics, cannot be seen and proven, however, are they real?“Some coke snorting nutter made that concept popular!”
Based on my explanation above, I would say yes. Then defining “exist” would be in order. For argument sake, if we say that only things that can be touched exist, and at the same time, since it is a concept, and if we agree that all concepts are not real, then I would say no. By that matter, then also memories, dreams, and all ideas, are not real. Including the idea of SELF.“Look, if you make a promise is there a promise? Do promises exist in the world?”
A wedding ring is a promise. A police badge is a promise. A medical license is a promise.“Can you find and identify a promise?”
Yes and NO. If we agree that any concept that people agree on IS, not necessarily true or accurate, but just IS, then the answer is yes. On the other hand, if we agree that only things one can touch are real, then no. Yes, it might seem like a language game, and it is. Now, if we agree that only things one can touch are real, then “life” is not real either, because you can not touch life. You can feel it, you can see individual organisms alive, but the life force that makes them alive, you can not see, touch it, or identify it in the real world. Then I would say that there is not life.“So, is there an EGO?”
My ego is composed of all my memories, my past experiences, my knowledge, the place I was born, my family name, my height, my age, my weight, my good looks ☺! Now, this is my ego and it is, however, it might not be true, or accurate, but it is an ego.“Beyond the concept that there is a separate part of you called an EGO? Show it to me - or describe it in detail.”
If by verifiable, you mean can you touch it, or is there a location for it, no, it is a concept. However, the ego is also a legal entity and your credit card, bank statements, drivers license, and anything with your name on is your ego.“There is a body? and it can be located? Even if it only exists by agreement we can agree on form to an extent. It is verifiable. So for this response the one task and one task alone is: Show me your ego - or describe it in detail. Make it verifiable.”
Your credit card companies, your mortgage holder, the IRS, your kids, your ex-wife, the government, and all responsibilities with your name on it (which are all also concepts).“Who owns it?”
It is transparent.“What colour is it?”
On all the documents that have your name on them.“Where is it located?”
Because you are an idiot, a consumers, and all you think about is buying stupid shit you don’t need.“Why is it there?”
The moment you learned to talk.“When did it start?”
Because it is language that gives it “life”“How can you tell?”
Look, the concept of EGO, because we both know it is just a concept, is not real, and it is invented by society, just like love, consequently, there is no ego and there is no love, and all other concepts, like marriage, family, or any other label, does not exists. Furthermore, physical things do not exists either; things like a table, this too is a concept, and all it is a piece of wood (or whatever it is made out of), and we agree it is a table, but it is not. Is it verifiable? No, you can touch the wood, but not the table. However, I have said it over and over again, that the EGO is an illusions.“Or anything else that comes to mind. A good report will use the 5 Ws and 1 H.
Give a good report about your EGO. IT MUST BE VERIFIABLE! If it is there it should be easy. Write as much or as little as you like. Thanks. So, is there an EGO?
Let me repeat that... THE EGO IS AN ILLUSION.... THE EGO IS AN ILLUSION... I have said it many many times before.
Consequently;
Since the self is a concept, and we cannot touch it, or verify it, then it does not exists.
Since life is a concept, and we cannot touch it, or verify it, then it does not exists.
Since love is a concept, and we cannot touch it, or verify it, then it does not exists.
Since black holes cannot be touched, or verified, then they do not exists.
Since all ideas are just concepts, and we cannot touch them, or verify them, then they does not exists.
Since liberation is just concept, and we cannot touch it, or verify it, then it does not exists. It is a good way to make some money, but it does not exist.
