To understand what is happening at the psychological level you can use analogies with the physical level.
What is so above is so below says a hermetic rule and it is true.
I would like here to use the physical body as an example to understand how egoic tendencies work.
Egoic tendencies are psycho-energy entities and are nourished in a similar way that the physical body is nourished. They are hungry like the physical body is hungry and want food to be nourished and continue to live in our psyche.
Identification – Strengthening
Whenever a tendency manifests in our psyche and we identify with it, it feeds on the vibrational frequency energy it has and strengthens itself.
Non-identification – Weakening
On the contrary, when we do not identify it cannot be fed, it settles down and weakens slightly, but it weakens much more if we use the power of a prayer or a mantra.
From all this we understand that the elimination of egoic tendencies from our psyche is a dynamic process. Every time we identify with them they get stronger and every time we do not identify and use prayer or the power of mantra they get weaker.
Dissolution of egoic tendencies
This is a continuous process that ends with their complete dissolution.
Remember that what we have already achieved so far is not enough. If we are not careful and do not practice systematically at home and moment to moment then they can be fed and become strong again.
The work of eliminating them should be continuous until they become too weak so that they do not hinder us to meditate and eventually dissolve by the grace of God in deep meditation and Samadhi (Nirvikalpa Samadhi).
The elimination of egoic tendencies is a continuous process that ends with their complete dissolution.
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