EGO ~ Amma (2nd page)

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Ego is the only obstacle to Self~Realization.

Here are some of Amma's words on ego from DearAmma text;

there are a total of about 14 pages on ego;

second page:

 

0127."It is a pity that most people who are in the field of

scriptural study pursue intellectual learning without applying what

they've learned in their own lives. They think that they have

reached the goal, but as far as their actions are concerned, they

are no better than a non-believer caught up in the world of likes

and dislikes. They are full of ego. They don't know that the words

which they have been studying and repeating in their heads have

actually created a big wall between themselves and God." - Vol.4,

p122

 

0175."In this merging with the beloved deity the small 'I'

disappears, for the mind stops functioning. Through constant

remembrance of the Beloved you become Him. He becomes your food and

you eat Him. Now the food that we all take in is a variety of

objects. Through the sense organs we partake of pleasurable

objects - seeing desirable things with the eyes, hearing nice sounds

or flattering words with the ears, smelling exotic fragrances with

the nose, tasting delicious food with the tongue in the mouth, and

touching and being touched or caressed, which is felt by the skin.

All of these are a form of eating, eating which makes one's ego

puffed up." - Vol.4 p186

0176.[Mother is talking of "eating" (absorbing) sense objects

versus "eating" (absorbing) God through devotion.] But this kind of

eating, this partaking of sense pleasures, stops when you eat your

Beloved. Then, the feeding of the mind with sense pleasures gushing

in through the sense organs automatically stops. A constant process

of spiritual purification takes place within you via another

simultaneous process of giving up what you claim as 'I' and 'mine'.

Those pleasurable objects cease being separate objects when you eat

your Krishna, Rama, Devi, Jesus or Buddha. When you stop partaking

of sense pleasures but start eating Him through those objects,

diversity ends. Your Beloved becomes your food; no matter what you

partake, it is your Beloved, and thus you become One with Him. Only

Oneness exists." - Vol.4 p187

0177."Only when you are not so attached to the world will it be

possible to remember God." - Vol.4 p187

0178."Holding onto the world will obstruct the rememberance of God.

But once you become established in this remembrance, you will see

and think of everything as God. Life in the world cannot be an

obstacle once God is enshrined in your Heart. So bind Him with the

rope of love. If you forget all about yourself, then all that you

see, smell, taste, and touch will be Him. Thus you become one with

Him. Your little world of ego disappears and you become the Pure

Self." - Vol.4 p187

 

0179."Love makes one forget all things. Our selfless, innocent love

is the greatest offering that we can give to the Lord. It is the

most delicious food for God." - Vol.4 p188

 

0183."Love is a constant, uninterrupted and unbreakable flow.

Compassion is like a stream, a never-ending stream. It never hurts

anyone. Hurting is the nature of human beings. Love never hurts.

Compassion never hurts. But we hurt people because we have egos.

…."The Guru is neither an ego nor is He egoless; He is beyond

these. Neither the clouds nor the sky, the Guru is beyond them. He

simply is. You can see your suffering reflected in the Guru, and

you can see your happiness reflected in Him. He, however, is

neither happy nor unhappy. He is like a mirror. The ego, on the

other hand, cannot reflect anybody's feelings. An ego is clouded,

unclear and dusty. It cannot see anything; it is blind. The ego

cannot see others. The ego sees only you, the little you alone." -

Vol.4 p200

0185."The Guru is not an ego. He is the universe. He is

everything. He can accommodate anything and everything. You can

see His external form but not what's inside. Internally, He is

inaccessible. The Guru is unpredictable. You cannot say that He is

like 'this' or like 'that'. You really can't even say what an

ordinary human being is like, let alone a Guru, who is

extraordinary. Yet while He is extraordinary, He is ordinary too.

He is both. Don't try to label or judge Him." - Vol.4 p201

 

0192."This Ashram is a real kalari, a place where warriors train for

martial arts with sword and shield. You should become real

warriors, really courageous ones." - Vol.4 p206

[Guest guest]

Sorry Amarnath,

 

I did not see your message above, and that you may be

sharing all 14 pages....I just loved the last one

linking the ego to Kali.

S

 

--- amarnath <anatol_zinc > wrote:

 

> Ego is the only obstacle to Self~Realization.

> Here are some of Amma's words on ego from DearAmma

> text;

> there are a total of about 14 pages on ego;

> second page:

>

[Guest guest]

Here are a few more quotes from the Dear Amma

software.

 

0432. "A true devotee completely surrenders to God.

He longs for God to

kill his ego. That he will not be able to surrender

to God or that God

won't destroy his ego is a true seeker's greatest

fear. Look at the fierce

form of Kali. Kali is the destroyer of the ego.

Because a true seeker

wants to be free from the ego, he will love this

aspect of the Divine

Mother. Surrendering to Kali or to what she

represents, a true devotee

will happily offer his head to Her in order to add one

more head to Kali's

garland of skulls." - Ammachi, Awaken Children,

Vol.6, p212

 

0405. "Children, do not die unconsciously. Learn to

die consciously. If

you learn to die consciously, you can decide what you

should be, where you

should be and how you should be in your next life. Or

if you do not want

to come at all to this world, that too is possible."

- Ammachi, Awaken

Children, Vol.6, p18

 

0406. "Children, learn to die in bliss. Just as you

celebrate your

birthday, let death and dying become a moment of great

celebration and

bliss. Learning to die in bliss is meditation. This

can happen only if

you learn to cease to cling while living. Through

meditation you can

exercise ceasing to cling, ceasing to grasp. Your

entire life should be a

preparation to die happily, for only when you have

learned to be willing to

face death happily can you live life happily. Because

then you will

realize that death, like life, is also a truth. You

will realize that

death is not complete annihilation, but complete

freedom from the grip of

ego." - Ammachi, Awaken Children, Vol.6, p19

 

0407. "Children, learn to accept death, welcome death,

and say hello to

death. Be friendly with death and death will become

your friend. Once you

learn to receive death, fears of all kinds disappear,

and you will begin to

live in real peace." - Ammachi, Awaken Children,

Vol.6, p20

 

 

--- amarnath <anatol_zinc > wrote:

 

> Ego is the only obstacle to Self~Realization.

> Here are some of Amma's words on ego from DearAmma

> text;

> there are a total of about 14 pages on ego;

> second page:

>

[Guest guest]

no problem! i feel we need to read Amma's teachings a lot and

repetition is needed until they resonate with us

and we actually start to contemplate and practice them

 

so, please do not hesitate, everyone, to contribute Amma's quotes or

your own thoughts on understanding the nature of EGO.

 

amma bless,

amarnath

 

Ammachi, Stacee Kramer <stacee.kramer

wrote:

>

> Sorry Amarnath,

>

> I did not see your message above, and that you may be

> sharing all 14 pages....I just loved the last one

> linking the ego to Kali.

> S

>

> --- amarnath <anatol_zinc wrote:

>

> > Ego is the only obstacle to Self~Realization.

> > Here are some of Amma's words on ego from DearAmma

> > text;

> > there are a total of about 14 pages on ego;

> > second page:

> >

>