[MD] ego vs self

[John Carl]

Marsha,
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:27 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

>
> You can choose to be a finite self, but for how long?



"how long" is a question about the future.  Choice doesn't exist in the
future;  Choice exists in the moment.



>  How long before you
> stop choosing, and the patterns take over without your conscious awareness.
> Does your finite self change?  If yes, isn't that a contradiction?



The boundaries of my finitude change with my choice of focus, my finitude is
bounded by this focus.  In the moment of choice, there are no
contradictions.




> The MoQ
> states that there is static patterns of value and Dynamic Quality, where
> does your _finite_ self fit into that framework?  Hmmmm?



Ummm... lower left corner?  Dead Center?  It's not really up to me.  I'll
let others decide.  I'm lazy that way.