Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 ======================================= The most exalted tapas, according to [Ramana] Maharshi, is the destruction of ahankara - the ego, the I-notion - leading to the knowledge of the Self. Ahankara is an imposter--posing as the self- and so, upon enquiry, resolves into the Self which is its true basis. ======================================= In my view, the idea of a capital S Self is a tricky business because it can become a storehouse of ego projection and attachment. Ego loves to appropriate the idea of a superself and move in. Any notion of an absolute self or absolute ground of being easily turns into attachment and an object of craving and illusion, and a person ends up in a dilemma in the very effort to get out of one. So what I'm saying is that it's probably best not to preconceive an enlightened state or State (!) and give it substance, but to work away dilligently at the causes of spiritual ignorance - till the enlightened view dawns of itself. Otherwise it's concepts and words only - and plenty of suffering. Any comments appreciated from NDP ~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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