Asura of the week: Udagra

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Yep. Here he is, Udagra. I had to look up his translation:

haughtiness.

haugh·ty

( P ) Pronunciation Key (hôt)

adj. haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est

Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud.

Sounds like Udagra is negatively proud. The kind of Pride that Ego

loves to use as a shield from truth, love, caring, understanding, and

consciousness.

He is after all one of the Ego's greatest generals. He's very good

looking. Loves a good show. Knows how to impress and be impresssed.

Any ideas, thoughts, reflections or stories about Udagra?

Brian

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Namaste Brian,

Your question brought to my mind a popular folk tale shared by many

Masters - our Swamiji too has a version of this story in his Sadhu

Stories CD for children.

On a personal note, I can see this Asura rear his ugly head

everytime I feel that I am doing a great job while others are not.

Another way make me feel special and separate from others.

I think that humility is the best medicine to counteract this Asura. To

always remember what Lord Krishna has said in the Gita - To action

alone we have the right, not to the fruits of the action.

Jai Maa

Latha

 

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A highly educated scholar had to cross a wide river to attend an

important meeting.The pundit started a conversation with the boatman.

 

"Do you know how to read and write?" the pundit asked. The boatman

answered, "No, I don't know reading and writing."

 

"You seem to be quite a strange person," the pundit said, "In these

days in every village the government has established schools, and

you should know at least a little bit of reading and writing."

 

Just to while away the time, this pundit continued speaking to the

boatman. Next he asked him, "Do you play any musical instruments?"

The boatman answered, "Swami, I've had no chance to learn an

instrument."

 

The pundit replied, "You have wasted much of your life; at least a

quarter of your life has been dumped into the water."

 

He asked the boatman another question, "Do you have a newspaper with

you?" The boatman replied, "I don't have any education at all; what

is the use of my having a newspaper, Swami?" The pundit went

on, "Without having an education and without being able to read a

newspaper, you've wasted even more of your life. At least half of

your life has been dumped into the water."

 

After a few minutes the pundit asked again, "Do you have a watch?

Can you tell me what time it is?Swami, the truth is I don't even

know how to tell time." the boatman answered. The pundit

rejoined, "Look at how much of your life has been wasted! Atleast

three fourths of your life has been dumped into the water."

 

Meanwhile a strong wind came up and it quickly turned into a

powerful gale. The boat started swinging from side to side and the

river was soon in full flood. The boatman could no longer maintain

control of the boat. He asked the pundit, "Swami, do you know how to

swim?" The pundit replied, "No, I never learned how to swim."

 

As he was about to go overboard, the boatman said to the pundit, "O

Swami, what a pity! What a waste! You don't know how to swim? Now

your whole life will be dumped into the water."

 

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

Dear Latha,

 

on a personal note. i sometimes hear egotistical pride's knock at

the door even when i think others are just fine. but i try to

always keep the security system on. hoping in the event of an

uninvited entry, i will hear the alarm. for me there is no better

security system than constantly repeating the name of GOD.

admittedly, i sometimes forget to listen for the alarm. once i

remember all i can do is kick out the intruder and start again.

 

and as for worring about the jobs of others, we have a saying around

our house about such things, "give it the attention it deserves."

and for the opinions of others about the job i'm doing, we

say, "what people think of me is none of my business." this seems

the simpliest and i don't waste energy on inconsequential matters.

 

JAI MA

 

 

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

>

> Namaste Brian,

> Your question brought to my mind a popular folk tale shared by

many

> Masters - our Swamiji too has a version of this story in his Sadhu

> Stories CD for children.

> On a personal note, I can see this Asura rear his ugly head

> everytime I feel that I am doing a great job while others are not.

> Another way make me feel special and separate from others.

> I think that humility is the best medicine to counteract this

Asura. To

> always remember what Lord Krishna has said in the Gita - To action

> alone we have the right, not to the fruits of the action.

> Jai Maa

> Latha

>

> ===============================================

> A highly educated scholar had to cross a wide river to attend an

> important meeting.The pundit started a conversation with the

boatman.

>

> "Do you know how to read and write?" the pundit asked. The boatman

> answered, "No, I don't know reading and writing."

>

> "You seem to be quite a strange person," the pundit said, "In

these

> days in every village the government has established schools, and

> you should know at least a little bit of reading and writing."

>

> Just to while away the time, this pundit continued speaking to the

> boatman. Next he asked him, "Do you play any musical instruments?"

> The boatman answered, "Swami, I've had no chance to learn an

> instrument."

>

> The pundit replied, "You have wasted much of your life; at least a

> quarter of your life has been dumped into the water."

>

> He asked the boatman another question, "Do you have a newspaper

with

> you?" The boatman replied, "I don't have any education at all;

what

> is the use of my having a newspaper, Swami?" The pundit went

> on, "Without having an education and without being able to read a

> newspaper, you've wasted even more of your life. At least half of

> your life has been dumped into the water."

>

> After a few minutes the pundit asked again, "Do you have a watch?

> Can you tell me what time it is?Swami, the truth is I don't

even

> know how to tell time." the boatman answered. The pundit

> rejoined, "Look at how much of your life has been wasted! Atleast

> three fourths of your life has been dumped into the water."

>

> Meanwhile a strong wind came up and it quickly turned into a

> powerful gale. The boat started swinging from side to side and the

> river was soon in full flood. The boatman could no longer maintain

> control of the boat. He asked the pundit, "Swami, do you know how

to

> swim?" The pundit replied, "No, I never learned how to swim."

>

> As he was about to go overboard, the boatman said to the

pundit, "O

> Swami, what a pity! What a waste! You don't know how to swim? Now

> your whole life will be dumped into the water."

>

> ==================================================