1. ...performing a sleight-of-hand trick.
2. A magician cleverly diverts the audience's attention and the ego directs our focus toward external things:
Physical objects, desires, fears, and our perceived limitations. It keeps us preoccupied with the "world of appearances," distracting us from turning within.
3. Like a hidden object in a sleight-of-hand trick, the ego hides our true Self.
It convinces us that we are separate, small, and vulnerable little things, capable of harm and loss.
4. Similar to a magician seemingly manipulating objects, the ego creates the illusion of having control over our lives.
We believe we can achieve happiness in the world of form and the ego orchestrates situations that reinforce our beliefs.
5. The ego employs subtle manipulation tactics -- judgment, guilt, and blame, like a magician, uses clever techniques to deceive the audience.
6. The magician conceals their methods, the ego conceals its source: fear.
7. Revealing the trick always shatters the illusion.
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