The Ego is the Main Componet of the MInd

In the book “The Tao of Health, The Way of Total Well-Being” by Michael Blate, I came across this interesting reflection of thought number 19.

This book was written in 1978 and it is still relevant today. Taoism can be timeless in itself. I read the I Ching and no matter what I read or how I choose what to read, it is always relevant.

Ego – the main “component” of mind belongs to the body as a fragrance belongs to a fish; though my bodymind is a whole, I have separate organs, and, as a hoarder conceals his riches in caches, I stash my incomplete reactions to change deeply – as tensions and warps – in my various organs.

My kidneys receive unfinished fear and sexual orgasm;
my liver, the remains of depression and anger;
my heart stores un-reacted joy and sorrow;
my lungs – anguish and resentment I have had to repress;
my spleen-pancreas is the trove and receptacle for stubbornness and empathy I have yet to express

That which I have stashed as warps in my organs provides motivation for all that I seek -

Kidneys release caution and prudence;

Liver, aggressiveness and “pushing-forwardness”‘;

Heart – exuberance and “love of living”;

Lungs release concern and solicitude;

Spleen-pancreas – sympathy and persistence.

What is the point of all this deep reflection? Why is she writing about this stuff, I don’t understand it.

During this time, we are being told that this is a “stressful” time and the that the economy is in trouble.  People are mad as hell about job loss, companies failing, health care, and a plethora of isues we can only solve with focused attention and determination to succeed.

Our well-being is at stake if we continue to be uptight about everything we hear and see on the news.

My goal in sharing this reflection is to offer a tool for healing and better living. I read these edicts from my various books as meditation tools that assist with me with staying on course.

Not having money, losing a job, being laid off, weight gain, isolation, worry and concern over the issues with the economy that affect us in ways we feel we cannot control;  can lead to poor health.

There are many health issues that we do understand, but we can, if we pay closer attention to how we become led by our “ego” and react to the elements of our enviornment.

Much of what we react to is stored in our organs as fear, anger, frustration, repressed joy and general uptightness.

Become more aware of how your “ego” becomes the dominant force in how you conduct your life. Read the Tao of Healh, what ever gives you Peace.

It could be the Bible, or a book of devotions by your favorite author, your astrological forcast, or numerolgy.

Give yourself permission to be in a “sweet spot” in life. Dare to be happy. Dare to be healthy and give notice to the “ego” that you are in control of how the world affects you.

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