Ego Crunch?

I e-mailed my friend recently (he's off travelling at the moment) about my stage dropping.  I was feeling fantastic after my two weeks in India in 2007 and since coming back, little things have started bothering me and I've started getting annoyed.  I quite liked the “me” that came back from India.  I don't like the “me” that I'm becoming.  So I mentioned this to my friend.  He says that an ego crunch usually helps to raise the stage. 

An ego crunch?  I know what this is.  It's basically where you tell yourself how insignificant you are and how meaningless your life is.  Sort of the opposite of positive affirmations. I just don't want to venture down this road, but he swears by it, so I'm considering giving it a go.

Now, looking at the above statements, you would think this is madness.  But the objective of the ego crunch is to break down the illusion of who we are and emerge the reality.  For example, I am not this body, this character.  I am a soul, a spirit, energy, a being of consciousness call it as want to who plays a part in this world drama.  My sorrow begins when I forget this and start believing I am Ross: husband, father, brother, son, a Facilitator, etc.  I start to attach importance to Ross and to Ross's many roles.  But as soon as one of those roles finishes or is insulted, then I suffer a loss.  Whereas if I remember that I am a soul only playing the part of Ross, it doesn't matter, for roles come and go. I don't identify with Ross so I don't suffer any loss. 

The point of the ego crunch is to make Ross small and soul big.  Assuming ego is the association with the role or false identities, then ego is an illusion which causes sorrow.  Once I stop identifying with the role of Ross, I free myself to the bigger possibilities associated with the soul.  This is known as soul-consciousness and is one of the main aims of Raja Yoga. 

My friend has never steered me wrong, so I am going to give this a try. If you are interested in hearing how I perform the ego crunch, let me know.  Not sure yet if I want to make it public, but I will share it with those who want to understand more.

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Ross, NLP Spiritual Life Coach
Spiritual Life Coaching School