Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 advaitajnana, "Tony OClery" <aoclery> wrote: "Nathan Port" <eport924> wrote: > > Greetings, >> How does one keep a little bit of the ego and decide to be a > Bodhisattva, or be in the Bramhaloka until the Great dissolution? > I assume sadhana under a qualified guru is necessary, or is willing > it enough. For some, isn't final enlightenment something that happens > on it's own, and they never had a choice to stay or not? Namaste, Nathan et al, It isn't a case of keeping a little bit of the ego, that's like being a little bit pregnant. It is about having an almost purified mind and having overcome all vasanas and samskaras, except the one ego thought or desire to take rebirth and help. One doesn't choose to be in the Brahmaloka, it can happen because one doesn't want to lose the identity of a Bhakta that is loving the Lord or Ishtadevata. This again is keeping the ego desire to love without becoming merged with one loved. With regard to your last point on realisation being spontaneous, well if one didn't have the desire to return that would be the case. However people who return don't have a spontaneous thought about it, it is something in their sadhana...............ONS...Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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