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Question (Posed by himself) : `Why does a lover of God retain the " ego

of Devotion " ?'

 

Sri Ramakrishna: " There is a reason. The ego cannot get rid of; so let

the rascal remain as a servant of God, the devotee of God.

 

`You may reason thousand times, but you cannot get rid of the ego. The

ego is like a pitcher, and Brahman like the ocean-an infinite expanse of

water on all sides. The pitcher is set in this ocean. The water is both

inside and outside; the water is everywhere; yet the pitcher remains.

Now, this pitcher is the " ego of the devotee " . As long as the ego

remains, " you " and " I " remain, and there also remains the feeling, " O

God, Thou art the Lord and I am Thy devotee; Thou art the Master and I

am Thy servant. " You may reason a million times, but you cannot get rid

of it. But it is different if there is no pitcher.'

 

sarvam vasudevamayam jagath

Prashanth