The biological underpinnings of Ego

A genetically preset system of memory retrieval. That enduces a trance like state over time. This trance like state has at its root “l”. Based on neural pathways that have acquired “traction”, that’s to say been chosen the most often ( most often with little conscious notion of choice).

Once traction sets in things quickly progresses to “I am”. Mainly due to connnecting self preservation with a name, gathering from my own self reflection. Though there may be preceding factors of which I am unaware.

Neither of which exist as an independent state of being. Yet thought reinforces self, giving it a gravitas that acts as an eclipse of sorts.

The pull of the notion of self differs from person to person (probably with some genetic factoring) so that anything not I is seemingly other, including God.

And this self delusion plays out in a vast variety of ways, and is even reflected in sociological responses life.

If we take a look at our collective self honestly and see some of the silliness, then we should surely see the way to self peace, and therefore peace for all mankind.