The Caretaker

The body is the temple of the soul, the ego is the caretaker of the temple. The ego,  poorly trained for the job, believes he is the owner of the property, and in the absence  of the true owner, uses and abuses his trust. But  he can not really be held accountable  because of his immaturity and incomplete training for the job.

Like a child, he must be corrected gently, but firmly, and properly taught his duties.   Sometimes, like a hyperactive and wayward child, he is unwilling to accept authority, and  relinquish his faulty conception of his role.

Anger and self-pity are the tools he uses to block out his master’s voice and avoid  hearing the truth. Like a child, his fear of the unknown can slow his progress.

I can’t help but feel that children who are born angry are at this particular stage of  soul development. The ego’s false sense of importance is the cause of much human woe. Lose  it and one becomes invulnerable.