Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 (iii) Mind as Ego 41. The fundamental mode of the mind is Ahamkara or ego. It manifests as the self-arrogating little 'I'. 42. Egoism is the most inveterate and incurable disease. But ther eis one sovereign specific to cure this disease. It is wisdom of the ATman or the Soul. 43. The whole life of man is centred in the idea of self. Minus self the world is nil. There is then no experience whatsoever. 44. All your relative experiences in this world turn on the pivot of the ego. 45. Without the 'I' there is no experience, no life in this world. 46. The self is an experiencing unit which is endowed with the faculties of conception, perception and sensation. 47. The root cause of egoism is ignorance or Avidya. Ego is the false self. 48. After destroying all conceptions of 'I' in the hosts of visible objects, it matters not where you live, whether in a house, or a hill or a big city. 49. The abode of a householder who has a calm mind and not tained with egoism can well be termed a forest. 50. With the annihilation of 'I' (egoism) the body will perish like a tree felled to its root. 51. In the absence of objects, this little 'I' does not exist, or these objects do not exist in the absence of 'I'. 52. Separate youself from the objects with the idea that the 'I' does not belong to the objects or the objets do not belong to the 'I'. Contd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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