Ego power versus serenity—which side are on?

 I watched the State of the Union address. As many of my friends know, I am not exactly a MAGA fan. Consequently, most of my YouTube newsfeed is full of left-leaning commentators who all agreed Donald Trump had a horrible showing. Did they watch what I watched? DJT had so much fun, bathing in the cheers and standing ovation of the Republican dominated senate and getting fired up by the helpless protest of the democrats.

 

Isn’t that how the ego works? Napoleon must have felt like it prior to his invasion in Russia. When we gain our power by outside events—especially by suppressing others—we may feel elevated, but the moment the tide turns we feel devastated. It is said that when Alexander the Great died after having most of the known world conquered, he requested to be carried in a coffin with his hands stretched out to show that he left the world empty handed. He had promised his mother to see her again after the military campaign, yet all the wealth and power at that time couldn’t help him keep that promise. True power is within. When we sustain our energy by being connected with “no-thing-ness”, we have everything all the time. Which side would you like to be on?

 

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