The ego is an imitation of true self. Instead of Being, we imagine ourselves to be a “human being.” Then, believing we are the body, we become angry and scared. Out of fear, doubt arises in the mind. The mind is believed to be the seat of intelligence, leading to thinking being misidentified as true wisdom. Silence is the true seat of intelligent wisdom, the source and essence of the whole Universe.

Along with the identification with the body comes a sense of separation, leading to an emotional neediness for love. Our emotions become an imitation of love, as the separate ego searches for union and connection, it veils our true nature of unity and love that is our essence.