Before going into the merits, however, I would like to observe this for a moment Io, that is, I would like to go in search of the ego along the evolutionary path of an individuality, of an individual, and go through the stages ofevolution individual to see if the ego can be recognized in the first wave of evolution and is embodied within the realm mineral.
Well, creatures, it does not seem necessary to me to spend many words to say that it is not possible to find traces of the Ego in the individual embodied at this evolutionary stage;
Io
Practical indications for "Know thyself" (IIF6)
Introduction to philosophical teaching 6
What we have said up to this point about the ego, children and brothers, has not been said to remain a dead letter, a series of purely theoretical phrases and concepts, but so that it could serve to find in practice a different (and better ) to live life, otherwise our coming to speak to you would lose its meaning and also its purpose.
The illusion of the ego and subjective reality (IIF5)
Introduction to philosophical teaching 5
We have previously seen how the ego comes to the fore in the perception of oneself as individuality begins to incarnate in the human form and we have emphasized how important it is, what stimulus it is towards facing experiences. and, therefore, towards evolution.
From this point of view it is clear that the ego draws the necessity of its existence (albeit illusory) from the need to provide the embodied being with the opportunity to observe what it has not understood.
The stages of the formation of the ego (IIF4)
Introduction to philosophical teaching 4
For those who approach our words driven by the desire to understand not only what we say but, above all, what are the indispensable elements to face their interiority in order to improve the quality of their life, the concept of ego is essential.
What most troubles you in our words is the fact that we continually propose the I in our messages but, at the same time, we equally often assert that it does not exist and is only an illusion.
You are the good and you are the evil, the hate and the sweetness
But me, who am I really?
I am the man who gets on the bus in the morning and gets irritated when he hears other men pressing him, pushing him, bumping him inadvertently; or am I the man who sees an empty place and prefers to stand next to it, thinking that others need more than him to accommodate their limbs?
The structuring of the ego, its recognition and overcoming (IF15)
Philosophical teaching 15
For several years we have been indicating, when we talk to you about the ego, and how you must look for it, observe it in order to be able to go beyond.
But before entering into the merits, I would like to go in search of the ego along the individual evolutionary path, to see if, in the various stages, the ego can be recognized: first of all, let's investigate the mineral kingdom.
It does not seem necessary to me to spend many words to say that it is not possible to find traces of the ego in the individual embodied at this evolutionary stage;