Within the eternal changeless nature of Truth, we are not our busy, fractured minds. Yet it is crucial to acknowledge that we believe we are indeed fractured. Every day we accept our ego thoughts and feelings as our only thoughts and feelings.
Even though our ego represents the conflicted voices and lessons we stockpiled during our formative years, we react to them as our essence, our individuality, how we "feel" about things. If we are honest, we will admit that this part of us is our primary teacher and guide. We are not on a spiritual path; we are on an ego path.
Obviously, we can have the concept that we are not our ego (our inner demons, shadow self, mortal self, dreaming mind, busy mind), but in a thousand ways each day, we demonstrate that we live through and for our worldly identity.
- Hugh Prather, The Little Book of Letting Go