The Seeker’s Guide to Self-Deception

While navigating the great game of waking-up and growing-up, we encounter a multitude of selves. In this talk alone, Ken references no less than ten: The Ultimate self, the unique self, the True self, the relative self, the infinite self, the authentic self, the false self, the finite self, the Real self, and the ego. As if structure and stage-stage development was not already daunting enough, we must also contend with this parade of selves—each vying to be seen, each seeking expression, and all needing to be ultimately made sense of if we’re ever to encounter a sense of unity as our identity continues to evolve. If only we had some sort of handy guide to help us navigate the treacherous territory of our own delusions, to keep us honest with ourselves, and to help us call ourselves out whenever we begin to get carried away with our own inherent defectiveness and/or awesomeness. Read more…