Dealing with expectations.

In this podcast, Eckhart answers questions from a live audience about issues many people can relate to,

like what to do when you start to compare yourself to others, how to turn family arguments into opportunities for conscious relationships,

and surprisingly, how anger can be used as a tool for spiritual growth.

Hi, Eckert.

Hi.

I often find myself comparing myself to other people, my physical appearance compared to other women.

And it gets very tiresome, as you can imagine.

And I was wondering if you had any practical advice

for helping dissolve this.

Okay, thanks.

And I assume sometimes you come out as better then

and at other times as not as good as, is that right?

Yes.

And better then feels good and not as good as doesn't.

It all feels tiresome, to be honest. That's a good point to reach, to get tired of an old pattern like that.

Then you're ready to let go. As the Cause in Miracles puts it, comparison is one of the favorite ego devices

to keep the ego going,

or it keeps itself going,

especially by comparing,

whether the comparing is to do with external appearance,

or comparing other things, evaluating others

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