Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

[Guest guest]

On Rooting Out I-ness

 

The ego is temporary and changeable in nature. This is everyone's experience. In

a single day the ego changes many times. Before father, I say I am a son; and in

presence of son, I say I am the father. If someone asks please tell me what are

you, a father or a son, then what will be your answer? If there was only one

point that was true, then we would answer the truth positively. When we leave

this artificiality and we look towards reality, then only we shall discover the

real thing.

 

We are the existence (reality) that exists in all of them. That reality is our

true nature. If our real self had been a father, it could never have been a son

or vice versa. If before a son I say I am a father and before a father I say

that I am a son, then this is only relative ego which is only useful for social

behavior. The ego's attitude (Ahamvritti) is not the doer (agent), but it is an

instrument. The ego is the doer itself as I am eating, I am drinking I am

speaking etc., these are normal activities which are performed by the

" ego-attitude " but the ego remains continuously in all of these activities. By

taking those activities when we see something special in our selves, there we

become egoistical just as " I am a rich man " , " I am a wise man " , " I am an

intelligent man', " I am a very eloquent lecturer " etc., In Gita, it is mentioned

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" Ahankaarvimoodhaat hmaa karthaahummiti manyate " (Gita 3:27)

 

" The fool whose mind is deluded by egoism, considers himself to be the doer. "

(Gita 3:27)

 

In fact the Self is not the doer. Therefore a spiritual aspirant should hold, " I

do nothing at all " , and he should stand firmly on this truth.

 

" Naivam kinchitkaromiti yuktoh manyat tattvavit " (Gita 5:8)

 

" A Sankhyayogi, who knows the reality of things, even though seeing, hearing,

touching, passing urine and stool, talking and opening and closing his eyes must

believe that he does nothing. "

 

When a sadhak does not have the sense of doership, he remains untainted and

attains perfection i,e, attains ultimate union with God

 

- " Yasya naahamkrto bhaavo buddhiryasya ne lipyate. (Gita 18:17).