Gautama, Lord of the Ego - Part 1

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Gautama, Lord of the Ego - Part 1

 

So today we have gathered here to worship Buddha. Lord Buddha, as you know, was

Gautama, the one who was born in a royal family. And then he became an ascetic,

because he was very much hurt to see three types of problems from which human

beings suffered. And he came to the conclusion that all these three types of

problems are there, because we have desires. So he said that: " if you become

desireless, then there will be no problem for you " . So he studied the Vedas, he

studied the Upanishads, he studied all kinds of things. He went to many saints

and many people. He could not get his realization. Actually, he was an

incarnation. An incarnation has to reach a point of realisation also, like the

whole potential has to open out! But the incarnation has a tremendous potential.

And that expresses itself once the door is opened outward.

 

Buddha realized that the greatest problem of human beings is his ego. In his

ego, he goes to the extremes, from one end to the other. And so he worked

throughout on the Pingala Nadi for us and stationed himself on our ego, to

control it. If you see on the Agnya Chakra [Narrow Gate] - in the center is

Christ; we have Buddha on the left; and on the right is Mahavira. All of them

are called as 'Lords' because they are rulers of these three areas. Now this

area of 'Agnya' is the area of 'Tapas', of penance - because they have done

penance for us. We don't have to do any penance, because they have done the

penance for us. Everything that is possible, they have done! That is how the

Sahaja Yogis don't have to do any penance. They are in a beautiful place, having

nice vibrations. They don't have to go to the jungles, run away from society and

hide themselves in a place where there could be scorpions, snakes, tigers, and

other dangers to life. So the 'penance part' is over - and Buddha also, in his

lifetime, always said that " there is no need to have any austerities; there is

no need to have any austerities at all. "

 

If you read Buddha's early teachings, you'll be surprised that he said: " there

should be no austerities " . He, himself, went through austerities, but that was

the time where they needed people who would go all out to propagate his ideas.

So most of them took to a kind of a life - but he never believed in any

austerities. Moreover, he was not a vegetarian. He died because once he went to

a village and he was hungry and asked one of the hunters called 'giratas' that:

" I would like to eat now and I have to go for my work. " They said: " This morning

I have killed a wild boar, but it must take some time, otherwise it is very hot

blood. " He said: " It does not matter. " This is significant for the right side,

i.e., to take the red meat of a wild boar, without getting it cooled down. He

ate it and he died doing that, which is the reason why the Buddhists became

vegetarians. Because Buddha died eating that hot meat, they became vegetarians.

Everything that incarnations do, has a meaning. As we find meaning in the life

of Christ, we also find meaning in the life of Buddha. But that doesn't mean

that everybody has to become a vegetarian! Those who have ego, it is better they

are vegetarians, i.e., right-sided people are better with more of the vegetarian

food, and left-sided people are better with more of the protein. That we know

very well.

 

So he tried to control the people who were with him in a way which was very

loving and affectionate. But what the 'accent' in his message was, is to be

understood! There was a boy who came to him and asked: " Sir, will you initiate

me into Buddhism? " It was no " ism " at that time: " Will you initiate me? " He

[buddha] said: " My child, only the Brahmins can be initiated (meaning the

realised souls). What is your birth? " He said: " Sir, I don't know my birth. " So

he went back to his mother and asked: " What is my birth, mother? Who was my

father? " She said: " My child, I was a very poor woman and I did not know how to

exist, so I had many lords I lived, and I don't know who is your father. " " You

don't know who my father is? " She said: " No. " So he went to Buddha and the Lord

asked him: " Now, who is your father? What is your caste? " He said: " Sir, I have

no caste, because my mother told me that she had many lords and she does not

know from where I am born, so I don't know my father. " So Buddha embraced him

and said: " You are a brahmin because you have told the truth. "

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Buddha Puja

" Gautama, Lord of the Ego "

Barcelona, Spain

20 May, 1989