EGO ~ Amma (#3)

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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;

#3:

 

0193."Children, the pain that you feel upon being reprimanded for an

error is not the fault of the person who scolds you. Pleasure and

pain belong to the ego. Your ego is hurt, that is why you feel

pain." - Vol.4 p207

0194.[Mother is explaining why we feel hurt when we are scolded by

anyone.] "Somebody pointed a finger at your ego, and you cannot

bear it. You feel hurt because your ego is questioned. Feeling

that your self-importance is being diminished, you react negatively

because you cannot tolerate it. You cannot see anything but your

own little selfish self and the small world created by your ego." -

Vol.4 p208

0195.[Mother is explaining to a brahmacharin why we feel hurt when

we are scolded by anyone.] "Just what do you think of yourself? Do

you think that you are a perfect soul? No, you are not. You are

just a limited ego. You can attain perfection, but for that to

happen, you need guidance. You need to be corrected. You need to

be disciplined. That is what a disciple must undergo. If you do

not allow somebody, and this `somebody' means a Guru, to work on

you, then it is difficult for you to be transformed." - Vol.4 p208

 

0199."To speak requires an ego. In the case of a Perfect Master, He

has to create an ego to speak and to teach. But when the Guru

speaks, He speaks out of His own experience; that is what He puts

into words. His words do not distort the Truth. To make the Guru

speak, the disciple, the devotee or whatever questioner, should put

forth sincere questions. They should be guided by the quest to

know. Before a serious seeker, the Guru cannot remain silent. He

must speak." - Vol.4 p213