(Part 1 of 4) Lessons about destroying the ego/self from the film Revolver by Guy Ritchie.
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The entity "Sam Gold" in this film, who no-one sees, but sees everything, is in fact Satan. "The greatest con that he ever pulled, was making you believe, that he is you."
Nono... This movie is the beginning of spiritual enlightenment.
I thought it was 2 hours of wasted film
@@rongarth9547 you thought wrong
Beautiful description of the ego’s power, tactics and hold over its person
Most people are drawn to this movie because subliminally it resonates with some internal struggle they have in life. I find mostly men are attracted to this movie, because men have more of a struggle to find their way in the world. If you want to find out what this movie is truly about, rent the DVD, go to special features, and turn the director's commentary feature on. It's Guy Ritchie and a couple other people describing what the scenes are actually about. They don't reveal all of the symbolism in the movie, but they give you the understanding that there is a deeper message communicated through symbolism. It's a very dense movie in that there is a lot to it. You will need to watch it several times and every time you watch it you will see something new and gained a new level of understanding. In a nutshell, this movie is ultimately about escaping the cage that are ego builds around us. It's about defeating your ego to put yourself on the path to becoming self-actualized in being your own person.
FEMA Region 9 good points. Like the Bible; This movie points “seekers” in the right direction without give the game away. That prize awaits👍
Self actualized to be your own person, hilarious...
@@argosron9838 Unfortunately, not everybody gets the premise of this movie. Those that don't understand it tend to hate it with extreme vitriol and sarcasm........
@FEMA Region 9 Right. I honestly hate those douchebags, you don't get the movie, that's fine but hating it with extreme sarcasm is just bitter.
You are your own god, your world is unique, your own perception of your surroundings are unique. In essence only you will live your life, and you can change it, you can perceive things differently, you can make different choices, you can choose to be different. No one else, has ever, or will ever live your life. You are your own God.
Thank you. Agreed. It is an eternal journey of learning; going from one point of awareness to the next. The elevator scene is only an early stage of realization and understanding, that one's thoughts are not one's own. If we are not continuing to learn new truths daily we are dead men walking. Heaven is no destination, but a Way of Being... and continuing to question everything is the only way forward. "The thoughts we cannot bare to think control us more than the thoughts we speak aloud."
this movie is amazing, i watched as therapy
Therapy for what,good movie disease
It is also normal, the ego feeds off of negativity it thrives off of it. It doesn't want to let it go, you just need to make it let go. Try to realize when you feel negativity, and understand what is triggering it, and really analyze it and you will realize it is usually something mundane.
Enlightenment is identity in the soul, and not superficial, I had to do almost four minutes of research to reach such a simplistic understanding without all of the religious humbug, and now I have come to a way bigger realization of my connection with God, all that there is, is within all of us. "Kingdom of heaven is within us" "Nirvana is within"
That’s basically what inspired the film: that the devil isn’t a bad guy, the devil is just a very clever guy, and the idea that Sam Gold is really just a very smart opponent.
Maybe I'm crazy...but this movie is...IMPORTANT!
By simple observation and being, our power to express the light of truth, comes from our quiet awareness, A nothingness to the world, and yet a complete interconnection with the universe, love and everyone there ever has existed. Time, space, perception, ego it all ends in the true perception of self, the perception of no perception, sitting in the void of all potentiality and creation, energies waiting to be used in efforts of positive creation, all is within, its been said for 1000's of years
Well said , the only person I fear is myself, everyday I pray that I'm able to stay in the box , it's very easy for some men , but for me and a lot of men in those courtline cells were not wired to let some things go .
I do not think you fully grasp the concept of the ego. The ego will have you believe that there is salvation elsewhere,other than in your own mind. You are your own god, you are the only one that can save yourself from your ego.
To you then no, we are not, to me yes, and to myself I shall control my ego because I can and I understand it. You can look to your books, you seem to be able to recite them quite well, you shall make a good follower.
Do you realize that what jake is saying actually explains the situation he is in but he is not yet aware yet i think avi is aware thus letting jake win the chess game but in real life he is actually in control and winning coz he took jakes money very easily. My opinions of course
Here's my opinion😭😭😭😞😞😞😞
Exactly, Matrix my dear friend is another piece of art.
2.38 “checkmate”. He messed up white bishop takes queen! Great film though; I got “saved” through watching this. Why don’t they teach us important stuff like this in schools. I didn’t know what an ego was or that it was my worst enemy until seeing this. Thank-you Mr Ritchie!
Sam Gold is the distributor of the movie.
He allowed him to win.. Pretty much, the old saying is, "You have to give power to take power away." Keep in mind, Mr. Green lost the chess game in the end. Also, remember he gave all his money away. Mr. Green didn't get control until he realized he was in control on the elevator. The mind is stronger than a muscle and if you give it away, you are useless.
You are useless if you take this movie seriously
No you do not worship yourself, or others. You understand that you are in control over what you perceive your world around you to be. Take us for instance, your world view exists around God, and for you it is something completely different from my perception of God. We can both experience the same event, yet for both of us they are completely different. How you perceive something dictates how you feel about it.
the person you fear most is the reflection you see in the mirror. The minds voice will always try to hold you back. Unlock this and you can be anything you want it to be. Unplugg the thought process and you will have no fear.
Not at all, Been watching these mini clips and it defently puts the ego in the hot seat
...because most people misinterpret what freud was talking about and his original thesis. its a misnomer on the concept of the ego/ID/ superE. like i said, if you desolve the ego completely, there wlll be no check against the conflict between ID and the superego (internalized social programming). fundamentally you need the ego to regulate between the two with the express purpose of appeasing the ID as well as keeping in line with the superego.
That’s up to the individual to understand. I love the concept that if this was all a game, evil may not actually be evil. That if there is such a thing as the devil, the devil’s only job is to be smarter so that we can become smarter. I have no idea if this holds water philosophically or theologically, but it’s a very slick concept.
ALL IMPORTANT!!!!
@DestructiveTruth but thats the point. it is more complicated than our understanding of it and more importantly the terminology used to describe it is a misnomer. and yes, im am aware of the different theological traditions that speak on the subject but your best bet is to go to the sources of the terminology and scientific displines that both conceptualized and made the theories concretly accepted. the ego is completely necessary to our survival. if we didnt have something that...part 1
"WAKE UP Mr.Green!" 2:03 2:40 dropping real game dwn 🤛💯. but the #ego only needs to be checked. destroy is a lil extreme.. .it has a purpose which is why it exists.
The most negative ego, may be the most positive thing in real life, and it's opposite, indeed sometimes really can be a best friend. The ego of the human race, has made everything we see today, without ego you are not a human, you are machine.
...the conflict between the ID and the super ego, we would be a mess and this leads to chaos. inherently on a religious perspective, most of these philosophies were developed to influence the people they were accepted by to not react to natural stimulus that threatened the "subjective ID" or the biological instinctual imperative(your survival instinct). interestingly enough these doctrines were instituted by the ruling class more so than not because any good ruler understands...parf 2
Can't really seem to destroy what has no substantial reality. It, ''the ego'', seems to be an abstraction, a set of notions..a mirage taken to be solid. But have fun fighting windmills, Quixote.. seems there's no one there to really be harmed either way, ultimately. :)
enlighten09 Quit wondering when it appeared obvious that whatever answer arises, will be an answer by the voice, by thought, by ego. Even when it starts talking about itself, it pretends it is not *it* that is talking. ''The best trick was convincing their opponent that they are them.''. Clever. ''Conscious being'', as you call it, has nothing to say, nor is there a sense of identification when there is purely that. All distinction is ego, or intersects at that 'me' subject. That distinction of 'me' and 'other', that's not ego? you sure of that? :) Where there is no distinction of a subject/'me', there is no distinction of any objects whatsoever. No subject, no object perception. Like deep sleep. No question of who or what.. yet some subtle non-distinctive awareness seems to remain.. yes. What is saying ''i am that'', beyond this voice of distinction? So, instead of asking ''Who'' or ''What'' Am I?, maybe ask if what is beyond all these mirages, even fits into that little 'who' or 'what' thinking box 'you'/'me' treasures so much. :) Anyway.. gonna just drop it.. talk is just doggie chasing tail.
May* not exist, but i agreed with you.
And the exact same can be said to you, so for that train of thought it is the same. Being passive aggressive is still aggressive.
@TheDarkHadoken Astrophysicists have determined the universe must have had a beginning, and that the probability of a life permitting universe is 1/10 to the 500th power; chance is unlikely; the laws of nature do not require a life permitting universe, they're independent. What then created the universe? A being beyond time and matter of incredible power. On the existence of the devil and God: we have another science called psychology; Id, ego, and super-ego are just new names for old concepts.
So are you controlling your ego now? Informing people of how wrong they are and shoving your 'intelligence' and 'wisdom' in their face while making yourself out to look superior and above mortal enlightenment? You are your own worst enemy. Control that ego of yours, you do not even realise that it's speaking through you. The more control you think you have, the less you actually have.
to illustrate the intention in my words how many people "have time" to observe themselves honestly? Time to watch and listen? For them who have eyes to see and ears to listen! And when One feels uncomfortable who "has time" or patience to stay with such discomfort, as opposed to distract one's Self 'away?' which is arguably why most people "won't see it coming" because they cannot look But Avi and Zach put Jake in such a position so that he CAN Avi, "He's hiding behind your pain, Jake"
@regardingme1well the I or the ego is defined as the dynamic unity which is the individual aware of his own identity and their relationship with the environment is thus the reference point of all physical phenomena, mental and sexual. and satan does not exist.
If the devil isn't the ego then what is the devil? The devil couldn't exist without the ego.
...ultimately, all actions and reactions are predictated on a conceptual spectrum which is based on whether something is beneficial to the organizm or what can hurt it. all assaults on a persons psyche(insulting a person's intellegence for example) is rudimentary and a very subtle attack on a persons existential validity. its your Id that is reacting to the assault because its your id that represents your baser nature of fear, anger, hate, regret, ect. Your Ego keeps peace with the S/E.
I like the idea that Sam Gold is a collective hallucination. He doesn’t really exist but he does exist. He has no power of his own, he only has the power that you give him. He’s as real as you believe him to be. In the context of the film, he is the opponent, the force that the individual in the movie has to overcome. Is Sam Gold evil or is he good?
@KancerKowboy the whole point of the ego is to create distractions so you dont look at you if you think there is the devil than you either created him or he is you but that doesnt mean he is real
@DestructiveTruth basically, the ego doesnt exist as an independent part of the psyche. its not the part of you that is like "i exist, i am, ect.," the ego is just the part of you that keeps balance with the ID and super ego. the ID is the part of you that reacts as is filmed in the movie and other examples you may know. yes its a concept but its a concept more in line with with the reality of what you are watching in the film. check out some stuff by freud...part 1
@vamplestat117 if my memory's ok guy richie said that sam gold is EGO. and EGO is a devil. and even many philosophers and psychologists say that in many religions EGO is a devil.
...the power that is associated with these doctrines and how they can be used to get the people to accept their lots in life with little or no resistance. "oh, give up the self/ego and accept the suffering. pain will purify you...blah blah blah." to put it simply (again) ignore the biological, accept the spiritual. ignore the living part of you that instinctually fights for life, accept the possibility of the spirit. though in more freudian terminology, the proponents of these ideology...part3
@Blake4014 so basically devil made the ego is the devil
so how does a person act with no ego?? how does a person with no ego react to others people violent acts?
A person with no ego will never lie, cheat, kill, manipulate and steal. They react to people with egos in a positive way without violence.
This is the game I play with my straight razor every morning.
What,trying not to kill yourself watching this movie
@vamplestat117 You still haven't realized that his greatest trick was to convince you that he doesn't exist?.. Satan IS Ego.
@vamplestat117 In the so called "ego scene" someone says that in religion ego is represented by the devil, so it's not that far from the truth ;]
...inherently, if you know what the ego is or the self as these theological doctrines speak about, you would realized they are mistakingly talking about the "self" or the "ego" of which they have no idea of what they are speaking about but the "subjective Id". the actual part of you that reacts to fear, feels pride, gets angry, wants food, experinces pain, gets greedy, ect. basically they want you to ignore the id, the biological part of you and disassociate from it as part of the self...part4
@mQtek nuff said.
@DestructiveTruth ...inherently, if you know what the ego is or the self as these theological doctrines speak about, you would realized they are mistakingly talking about the "self" or the "ego" of which they have no idea of what they are speaking about but the "subjective Id". the actual part of you that reacts to fear, feels pride, gets angry, wants food, experinces pain, gets greedy, ect. basically they want you to ignore the id, the biological part of you to accept the suffering in life.
@TheDarkHadoken Thank you for your psychoanalysis, but I will have to disappoint you by telling you that this body's family are all atheists/materialists and have alienated me for my beliefs - that is just a small part of the price I have had to pay to find and live the Truth. The up-side of it is a freedom so well described at the end of the elevator scene in part 3 of this series and in the axiom - "By the Power of Truth (about the ego/self), I while living have conquered the universe."
see.... only a few can understand
hmm ... one word, Qabalah! The only thing Guy Ritchie has really said is that, "this is not a trick" no more no less and that kinda nullifies any argument in any misrepresentation. Anything further is purely subjective and psychological principles only serve to confuse in such a context...ego id whatever. The point being ..if One, in any moment, can be silent and address the Fear which controls them in that moment - One may change the conditions that "hurt" them ...naturally!
@TheMadHattedMen That's what you think, lol.
But what happened to Mr. Green that made him wake up??hmm
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all jokes aside pondering are existence is good becouse we think for ourselves and allows for mental growth but it is also quite futile as their are things i believe we will never know for certain lol not to be narcissistic but i am intellgent and i still believe in the big G,i hope not to start a religious argument with that statement lol
Okay, so I have a massive ego problem, but.. I still don't quite understand how one would go about releasing their self from a negative ego? I mean I've seen somewhere that it's impossible to live without the ego, but you can always change it from a negative ego to a positive ego by helping others, but I still have trouble killing the voice some times. Idk, this is just confusing e___e;;
HootyInWonderLand you don't kill it you embrace it by resolving all the childhood traumas
I know you wrote that five years ago and probably won't even read this, but I think the key is to stop playing by his rules. Discipline yourself, learn and eventually you'll stop being the victim.
HootyInWonderLand Hi. My name is Leni and a few years ago I had an intense spiritual experience at a spiritual retreat that allowed me to not only hear but also feel the Ego. I have learned so much from my own Ego. I LOVE the Ego now and we work together to help others heal their own relationship with their Ego. You cannot get rid of the Ego. Its job is actually really important. Its job on earth is to buffer emotional situations. It is the personification of our emotions. Without it we would go crazy on earth as it is so emotional here. To heal the Ego is the only way to truly fix what is going on. Since it has consciousness, all I did was to invite my Ego to hang out with me during my day. I also acknowledged it and told it that I loved it all the time. It may sound silly to invite the Ego to hang out with you, as it is already a part of us but you must understand that the Ego does not feel welcome. Imagine what it would feel like if the person that we loved most in the world turned against us, tried to get rid of us and talked crap about us all the time. The Ego becomes embittered because of this. You cannot heal your Ego through forgiving others. You cannot heal your Ego through healing childhood trauma. Although the Ego is the Guide to our emotions it is a relationship as well. It is not an issue so healing our childhood is fantastic but will not heal our relationship with our Ego. Think about it...how can we heal something while bashing it at the same time? I know that the teachings say that by forgiving and loving others we may heal our Ego. I followed these types of teachings for 14 years until this experience happened. That is what I believed but I have learned that it is simply not true. Trying to heal the Ego by being nice to or forgiving others would be like trying to heal our own relationship by healing someone else's relationship. Not possible. We can heal our own Ego by loving it as I stated above. Acknowledge it as often as you remember and invite it to do things with you. You can say "hi Ego (give your Ego a name or let it choose one. This is very special for the Ego. To let it choose its own name just listen for a name. To choose a kind and special name for it will work as well and make your Ego happy and feeling respected for the first time in its life). Anyway, you can say "hi Ego. Would you like to join me for a drink tonight?" Anything that you do is something that the Ego wants to join you in doing. My life has changed so much since connecting with my Ego. It has improved dramatically. I used to be a server at a restaurant and now I am a "spiritual" teacher and healer. This will not be the case with everyone. Integration of the Ego seems to amplify our own dormant gifts. So everyone will have their own experience. I am not one to try to promote myself on other's pages so I wont leave my site here. If anyone wants to know it just let me know on this comment section or message me on Facebook if you ever want to contact me. I do charge to do the Integration but if you do not want to pay anything simply work with your Ego by doing the things that I list in this comment. There are several free exercises that have now come through as a result of working with my Ego Martin. They are listed on my site and there are a bunch more on my Facebook page which is listed under my name. I have been able to connect more with my own Spirit Guides as a result have channeled a bunch of information from them to help folks. I quit my job and now do this full time. That would never have been possible for me before as I was deep in scarcity and hated my life on earth. Like I said above, you can work with your Ego for free if you want to connect with yours. Simply invite it to hang out with you, acknowledge it, give it a name and tell it that you love it. You can also do this exercise that I assign for 60 days to each client. This helps to heal subconscious fear of the Ego of which we have tons and is really powerful: 1. Pretend that you are holding a sword and shield and then set them down. (This is to signify that you are not defending against or attacking the Ego but are instead welcoming it.) 2. Welcome the Ego into your imagined sacred meeting space, as if it is a cherished guest. 3. Take a second to deeply love the Ego and then thank it for all of the experiences that it has given you good or bad. (Why do this? Because gratitude is very powerful and has a deep healing affect.) That is it! So easy. My Guides came up with this exercise. It is called the Healing Blueprint and is on my site for free. You can substitute anything that you want to heal for the Ego as well. I have used this method to heal TONS of issues. Health issues such as a lifelong mold allergy, headaches, migraines, back issues, flus, colds, general pain and a bunch of other things. I had zero ability to self-heal before. It works by shifting the frequency of what you are trying to heal to a higher vibration. The whole exercise should only take 15-30 seconds. Good luck. The Ego deserves love just as we all do. It craves our love. Besides, there is no other way that I have found to heal the Ego.
actually wanted to let you in on a little secret. there is no such thing as the ego in the sense that most of you are thinking about. everyone used the term not realizing what it really is and the thinking that went into the creation behind the concept. The Id is the psychic representation of your biological instincts, the Super ego, is the internalized opinions and beleifs of external persons and the Ego is the part of the psyche that attempts to keep balance between the other two parts. part1
you my friend are FUCKING INSANE and so am i hahahaha this world feels more dream like than real what if we only believe ourselves to be real or we are all dreaming and when we die,we actually wake up and vice versa that also begs the question what if we all see what we want to see huh! huh!
ego made the devil !!
And some idiot film executive made this junk
@abogabirmetal123 You are controlled by Satan through your ego. That's why ego has people do such insane things. "If you will not destroy your ego, it will destroy you."
The ego must of destroyed the film maker's credibility.
dont be super fooled by holliwood and how they attempt to paint there misrepresentation of freuds concepts. when you get the chance, look up what the ego really is and how it is totally different from what these types of movies are talking about. i love the movie but i know a thing or two about the concepts before hand to not be taken in so easily by fancy sound terminology and holliwood typed philosophy.
Oh and just for shits and giggles, let's pose a question; Who is this 'you' that would get smarter by playing a smarter opponent, other than that abstraction called ''ego''? :)
@vamplestat117 That's only because you picture "Satan" as a red little devil or some kind of other persona....thats bogus. It's the mainstream image that has warped the perspective of newer generations. The devil or "satan" of the bible, qur'an, etc is in fact the ego in all of us. God the creator is the architect of the world and communicates through us via consciousness. In fact, your conscious being looking at the world from behind your eyes is God. In a way u r God. So am I. We are all one.
@vamplestat117 Satan was always represented as the ego in numerous different religions. Do some research before you open your mouth.
Satan is the lord of the ego.
Are you 12 ?
so i have to shoot me in my head to destroy my ego?and then im freeeee? LOL jk but i dont really get it....... how to destroy the ego??(devil)
You cannot destroy The Ego. The only solution is MASTERING it. (Not easy). The ego engages in secondary process thinking, which is rational, realistic, and orientated towards problem-solving. If a plan of action does not work, then it is thought through again until a solution is found. This is known as reality testing and enables the person to control their impulses and demonstrate self-control, via mastery of the ego. An important feature of clinical and social work is to enhance ego functioning and help the client test reality through assisting the client to think through their options.
satan is the lord/god of the carnal ego that wants to exclude THE LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ and GOD THE FATHER. GOD defines morality and right-relationships. NOT you. NOT me. The Lie, - the "Great Lie" of satan is: "you don't need GOD, ... and you DON'T need a Saviour OR transformation." ... it felled eve, it felled adam, ... it has felled the whole human race, ... with the exception of the elect of GOD whom GOD has (and will) call.
You are far to indoctrinated to understand, and it is a fair guess you are also quite young. Some day you will understand perhaps. Farewell.
you cannot destroy your ego, dont beleive this crap. what u can do is learn to not be controlled by it ;) ur ego is there for a very good reason, you cannot exist without it ;)
this movie puts everything into perspective.... that's why a lot of people didnt GET it....
Sam Gold likes fish sticks