Guest guest Posted March 6, 2000 Report Share Posted March 6, 2000 Dear Vinaire, You ask what the difference is between an individual self (ego) and an Avatar (Personal God). The individual self is the Atman associated with the body and mind. An Avatar is a divine incarnation, God descended, not born in consequence of past deeds and tendencies like other embodied souls; born as the result of free choice. In a class on Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms Swami Prabhavananda said: " The sense of ego is not meant vanity (that is an expanded form of egoism), but the consciousness of an ego. As an individual being you may be very humble, but still you have the sense of ego. It is the identification of the seer with the instrument of seeing. " I can't remember exactly how this discussion got started, but it was something to the effect of your saying that stating you had accomplished something had nothing to do with ego. And you related that to Brahman somehow. I'm sorry I don't have your exact words. Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2000 Report Share Posted March 6, 2000 Dear Vinaire, Realizing God, seeing God, illumination, becoming one with the Infinite, unitary consciousness, becoming established in Brahman, these all mean the same thing. I am no teacher to expound on this. What is your highest concept? Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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