We are a self-preserving species, and the ego works hard to help us resist change in culture and familial undergirding. Contrary to popular belief, one doesn’t just think of it this way; our spirit coexists with our ego. The ego adopts things that we like and things that we don’t like, as well as convictions that separate what’s good and what’s evil.
All of these factors will vary in particularity depending on waking up one day as an enlightened being. Heart work is hard work because there is no straight path to spiritual awakening.
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 