The Soul Captain vs. the Ego Captain
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by James Rick
Imagine a ship (the sensory body) sailing on the open ocean (reality). The ship is managed by a crew (organs and cells) and it also has two captains – the Ego and the Soul.
The Ego Captain
The Ego captain is very selfish, power hungry and prideful. He likes to steer the ship towards destinations of lust, riches, excitement and hours of idle entertainment. He’ll gladly blast other ships out of the water if it means he can collect their bounty and grow more powerful in the process. The Ego captain uses the map they have created since they first started sailing, rarely asks for directions and the crew blindly follows his instructions even if it leads to their own destruction.
The Soul Captain
The Soul captain on the other hand is a wise and loving captain. He likes to steer the ship towards places of peace, love and joy. He still likes to have a good time but not at the expense of his crew or that of the other ships.
The Soul captain has the power to take control of the ship at any time. Some Soul captains choose not to – and they suffer the consequences at the hand of the Ego captain. A Soul captain that chooses to take control will have to fight many battles with the Ego captain – but each time he does he will develop more strength, (self mastery and discipline) and soon the Ego will not be able to compete with the Soul captain for control of the ship. That doesn’t mean the Ego captain won’t stop trying. And boy does it try. In this book we’ll talk about the how to recognize the Ego and its many disguises, how to strengthen will power and how to maintain control of your Life Vessel.
The Ego Captain vs. Soul the Soul Captain
The Ego captain looks at the Soul captain as a menace to his plans. He seeks to lock up or put the Soul captain to sleep at any chance he can get. And most of the time he succeeds. In this book we’ll talk about how to awaken the Soul and maintain a high level of awareness / consciousness.
The Soul captain delegates all tasks to the Ego captain. The Ego captain doesn’t like being controlled – ever. The Ego captain knows that the one person he must listen to is the Soul captain but the Ego captain is always restless for control. He wants to steer the ship to the places he most enjoys. He doesn’t want to take orders from the Soul captain and is always rebelling or plotting ways in which he can take back control.
A Sleeping Soul Captain
The Soul captain is usually sleeping or awakens briefly when the Ego is in a state of panic. This is usually the time of great loss or suffering.
An awakened Soul is always helping and loving the Ego, but never gives it back full control. A wise Soul captain stays alert and is ready for the Ego to take on many disguises in attempt to take back control; it laughs at its childishness and turns it away.
When the Ego Captain Takes Control
Unless the Soul captain remains awake and alert, the Ego will almost always succeeds in regaining control of the ship (which can happen several times over the course of a day, or even an hour).
And when the Ego does regain control of the ship, he’ll pretend that all the instructions that had come from the Soul captain or the Spirit beyond the ship were his idea. He likes to pretend like he is wise and the crew has no need for a Soul captain or the Spirit.
And sometimes if the Ego captain has not seen the Soul captain for a while… he’ll convince himself that there is only one captain on the ship and that he is in fact the Soul and the Spirit!
For example, many ancient rulers, emperors and Egyptian kings truly believed they were immortal gods.
Old Map (Closed Mind) Versus New Map (Open Mind)
After childhood the Ego captain is usually reluctant to update his map. This might make the Ego captain seem wrong or make the Ego feel bad for wasting time headed in the wrong direction. The Ego would rather fake that he is right rather than actually be right.
A Soul captain is always seeking ways to improve the map so it can follow the instructions of the Spirit beyond the ship. He’s not afraid to ask for help or listen to instructions.
The Ego captain hates how this makes them look – but the Soul captain knows that in the long run this will make them even more effective at getting where they want to go. The Soul captain is always willing to be wrong if it means they can travel more effectively.
The Ocean of Egos
Most of the ships sailing on the high seas are run by Ego captains and they look upon other Soul captains as ‘nice guys’ but easy targets. But a wise Soul captain knows the intentions of the Ego before he has a chance to do any harm and guards against it. A wise Soul captain is prepared for the worst while sailing for the better.
The Role of the Soul Captain
The Soul captain must avoid all Ego distractions listen to the Spirit beyond the ship. The Soul captain must use the lighthouse in the foggy distance (Spirit), to guide the ship moment by moment away from dangerous rocks and sharp reef.
The Soul captain may not even know the destination, but he stays the course – like a Columbus that discovered new lands out of faith that by sailing west he’d find a new trade route to the Indies. Staying the course also means illuminating false monsters (erroneous beliefs or unjustified fear) instead of wasting resources avoiding what doesn’t exist.
Not having a map of the destination seems absurdly illogical to the Ego captain. The Soul captain maps out the waters already crossed (gathers as much information as possible about the environment) to save himself time, but he’s always willing to sail into uncharted waters if that’s what he feels guided to do.
(An excerpt from the book Full Potential)
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September 4th, 2009 at 4:46 am
This post really made me stop and think. Awesome job, thanks so much for putting it out there!