Guest guest Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Nisargadatta , " Era " <n0ndual@w...> wrote: > > ======================================= > > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~ >======================= " Pitfall in the Self " there are no pitfalls only egos. that create pitfalls so they can wallow in them until they realize that there are no pitfalls only egos. --just a comment with no object or subject just an ego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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