the ego is simply non-existent.

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The ego must become considerably attenuated , for the teachings

of the Sages to be understood. This appears from the following

utterance of the Sage. He was explaining the true inwardness of

the current notion that a disciple must ,after finding a Guru ,

remain with him for a long time , serving him faithfully , and

surrender himself utterly to the Guru , and that the latter would

then teach him the great secret ,"Thou art That".

The Sage explained it as follows:

 

"The true meaning of what is here called surrender is the complete

wearing away of the ego-sense , which is individuality. And this

is a necessary condition for the disciple being able to receive

the teaching; for if there be no surrender in this sense , the teaching

is sure to be misunderstood. Even with the limited egoism that

now exists , man is liable to outbreaks of fury , to be tyrannical ,

faanatical and so on. What will he not do , if he be told that he

himself is that Great Being ? He would not understand that teaching

in its true sense , but would take it to mean that his individual soul ,

the ego , is that Great Being. This is not at all the true sense of the

teaching , because the ego is simply non-existent."

 

MAHA YOGA or The Upanishadic Lore in the Light of the Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana By 'Who' (K. Lakshmana Sarma)