Complaining And Resentment is the name of the next section of A New Earth. The ego likes to complain because when we complain it infers that we are right and someone or something is wrong. Being right gives egos a superior, stronger sense of self in comparison to the inferior, weaker, person, place, situation or thing that it's complaining about. The ego also likes to resent things, because it also gives us a feeling of being right. Resentment is also similar to when children get mad. Some children get mad and throw temper tantrums , because they believe their anger will get them what they want... resentment is the same type of condition in adults. I like what Buddhist philosophy says about resentment... "Think about the benefits of resentment or forgiveness, and choose."

Chapter 3 of Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth is titled , The Core Of Ego. Two of the main characteristics of the ego are identification with form and separation. Since the only thing that is consistent about our lives is Change the ego is constantly struggling and grasping for anything it can identify with to form a stronger sense of self. Another thing that strengthens the ego is seperation, by defining others as others it strengthens the illusion of self...

The Peace That Passes All Understanding is the name of the next section. Sometimes when people lose things that they identify with, and accept the loss, it frees them from their ego.

From Descartes's Error To Sartre's Insight... The section of chapter 2 discusses two philosopher's observations. "I think, therefore I am" was the statement Descartes, the 17th century philosopher, claimed was the root of his being. Descartes didn't realize he had found the root of the ego, thought... About 300 years later a philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre, contemplating Descartes statement proclaimed... "The consciousness that says 'I am' is not the consciousness that thinks". Sartre, didn't know the significance of his statement either. What Sartre meant Eckhart Tolle explains it with brain surgeon like precision , "When you are aware that you are thinking, that awareness is not part of thinking." Many people refer to this as awakening from the dream!

Forgetfulness Of Being is the name of the next section of A New Earth... "When every thought absorbs your attention completely,when you are so identified with the voice in your head and the emotions that accompany it that you lose yourself in every thought and emotion, then you are totally identified with form and therefore in the grip of the ego." -Eckhart Tolle  ...The solution to this condition is, As Always, be the awareness of your thoughts and emotions , while maintaining the subject/object relationship with them.

Feeling The Inner Body is the name of the next section. The last section was about identification with the body, it's a very common condition. Many people think they are their looks and body. It's a very common condition and the great thing is there's a simple fast solution. Instead of focusing on the outside of our bodies, make it a constant practice to pay attention to the inner sensations of  the body. There's usually 6 different things you can possibly focus on in meditation, sight, sound, smell, taste, touch and thoughts... in this scenario all we have is focus on touch, which is synonymous with feeling or sensations... Just feel the inner body and forget about the bathroom mirror!

Identification With The Body is the name of the next section. In the west identification with the body seems to be a very common thing. For many people their beauty or physical attributes are big part of who they consider themselves to be. As people get older false beauty and beach bodies deteriorate. If you think you're looks, when you begin to age you're going to suffer. It easier sooner than later if you look inside your book and realize you're not the cover.

Wanting: The Need For More is the name of the next section. The ego thinks if you have more you are more. Once we get what we want, we still don't feel whole. The ego never stops wanting, since having doesn't heal the emptiness inside of us we are trying to fill. The loss of connection with our sense of being is the root of this condition and daily practice of reconnecting with ourselves though meditation or similar mindfulness practices is the solution.

The next section of chapter 2 is called The Illusion Of Ownership. An undesirable aspect of ownership is getting lost and obsessed in identification with our possessions, thinking that we're more or less because of them or from the lack of them. It's a common saying that in order to gain everything you must lose everything.

The Lost Ring is a section in the second chapter of A New Earth that tells a story of a lady who loses a precious possession. Instead getting lost like Gollum in the lord of the rings, the lady who loses the ring is able to feel that the loss hasn't diminished her state of being and is able to brake the connection of self identification with the ring.