Protection from deeply unconscious people

Non­reaction to the ego in others

is one of the most effective ways

not only of going beyond ego in yourself

but also of dissolving the collective human ego.

But you can only be in a state of nonreaction

if you can recognize someone's behavior as coming from the ego,

as being an expression of the collective human dysfunction.

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When you realize it's not personal,

there is no longer a compulsion to react as if it were.

By not reacting to the ego,

you will often be able to bring out the sanity in others,

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At times you may have to take practical steps

to protect yourself from

deeply unconscious people.

This you can do without making them into enemies.

Your greatest protection, however,

is being conscious.

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