T-4.V

The Ego-Body Illusion

Exposing the ego–body bargain and its defenses, this section returns fear to its source and shifts the purpose: choose the Holy Spirit’s protection in the mind.

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Motif¶	Key moment¶	1	2	3	4	5	6

Primary
▲ MilestoneEgo-body illusion: censoring awareness to protect a hidden premise.	▲ Milestone
Pillar
▲ MilestoneVulnerability makes the body the ego’s false shelter.	▲ Milestone
▲ MilestoneThe ego hides motives and distracts you from asking where safety lies.	▲ Milestone
Supporting
Ask what it is for, and watch false goals fall away.
Fear makes the body seem both self and threat.
Minor
The ego fears God’s Presence because it undoes the ego.
The hidden question of what it is for: purpose chosen now directs future effort.

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