Ego?
The ego does not necessarily thrive on fear, but many would begin to believe that in the modern world, the ego cannot exist without fear. The ego is a body-based survival mechanism that only exists to prepare, to ensure the further survival of the entity in its control. The main issue for many is that the entity is not always in control of the ego, but the other way around. In this case, its actions and observations are made through fear in a need for vigilant self-preservation. When the ego controls the mind and body, people become narcissistic, afraid, paranoid, and selfish. When the mind controls the ego, people are generous, compassionate, and selfless. In the eternal Now, the ego nearly ceases to exist. Since there are no thoughts of the future or past in the Now, the ego simply serves as a mechanism to define the separation between the Self and the Other. For the vast majority, the ego is a device of fear and thus its existence is not pleasant. It cowers, plots, hides, an...