Guest guest Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 Q.: What is self-surrender? M.: It is the same as self-control. Control is effected by the removal of samskaras. The ego submits only when it recognizes the higher power. Such recognition is surrender; and is the same as self-control. Otherwise the ego remains like the carved image stuck up on a tower making it appear as though it is supporting the tower on its shoulders. The ego cannot exist without the higher power but thinks that it acts of its own accord. A passenger on a train continues to hold his load on his head out of foolishness. Let him put it down; the load will reach his destination just the same. Similarly, let us not pose as the doers, but resign ourselves to the guiding power. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conscious Immortality ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 This may be the most beautiful passage ever written. Thanks for the post. yours in SELF michael --- Gabriele Ebert <g.ebert wrote: > Q.: > What is self-surrender? > > M.: > It is the same as self-control. Control is effected > by the removal of samskaras. The ego submits > only when it recognizes the higher power. Such > recognition is surrender; and is the same as > self-control. > > Otherwise the ego remains like the carved image > stuck up on a tower making it appear > as though it is supporting the tower on its > shoulders. > > The ego cannot exist without the higher power but > thinks that it acts of its own accord. > > A passenger on a train continues to hold his load > on his head out of foolishness. Let him put it down; > > the load will reach his destination just the same. > Similarly, let us not pose as the doers, but resign > ourselves to the guiding power. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Conscious Immortality > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send Flowers for Valentine's Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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