Guest guest Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Pranams from Sri V Ganesan > > > I want to share the following from : > " ERASE THE EGO " by Swami Rajeswarananda : > > ---------------------- > > " If we look on > the Self as the ego, then we become > > > the ego; if as the mind, we become the mind; if as > the body, we become the body. It is the thought > which builds up sheaths in so many ways. A shadow > on the water is found to be shaking. Can any one stop > its shaking ? If it should cease to shake you would not > > > notice the water but only the light. Similarly, take > no notice of the ego and its activities, but see only > the light behind. The ego is the 'I'-thought. > The > true " I " is the Self. > > * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * > > > > As the sky is in no way affected by the formation and > dispersion of clouds, so the Real Self is in no way > affected by the birth and death of the body. > > * * * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * > > > > As a sculptured dog conceals the stone [of which > it is made] when taken to be a [real] dog, and is > [seen to be] only stone, and not a dog when its > truth is known, so is this world [in the states of > ignorance and of illumination, respectively]. > > > > * * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * > > As the many-hued peacock is but the substance of > the egg, so this [variegated] world is the Self and > nothing else; thus will you see when you are in > > > your Natural State [as the Real Self]. > > -- > SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI > > > vg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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