EGO ~ Amma (#4) on the nature of ego

[Guest guest]

Om Hrim Namah Sivaya,

 

Dear brothers and sisters, Amma says it's good to know the nature of

things and to use them properly according to their functionality.

Perhaps, the thing that is most misunderstood and used

inappropriately is the ego. So, I searched the Dear Amma text and

extracted all of Amma's Words on the nature of ego( about 14

pages !!! )

 

Of course, Amma's most favorite word is LOVE which is our true

nature. But, ego is what we identify with; it's our false nature.

So, Amma's Words on the nature of ego is to help us surrender our

false nature( ego ) and awaken to our true nature( LOVE ).

 

I will continue to post a few of Amma's quotes at a time; anyone

wishing to receive OFFLINE all 14 pages( Amma's Words on Ego.doc ),

pleas email me OFFLINE. Thanks.

 

There are, of course, many other of Amma's Words on the nature of ego

not contained in Dear Amma text. I encourage others to share( post )

these and any other comments and experiences.

 

Thank you very, very much.

 

Amma Bless,

amarnath

 

Amma on the Nature of Ego( #4 ):

 

0216."Children, whether it is spiritual love or worldly love, love

remains love. The difference is only in depth and degree. Even if

love has a worldly touch in the beginning, it can reach the highest

peak of purity if it becomes one-pointed and selfless. … "Pure love

has nothing to do with the body. It binds and unites the soul of the

lover with the soul of the beloved. But as Mother said before, pure

love does involve a tremendous amount of self-sacrifice. At certain

points it may cause great pain, but pure love always culminates in

everlasting bliss. … [A devotee has asked why there is so much pain

and suffering in pure love]. "Because what is impure should become

pure. All impurity should melt and disappear in the heat of the pain

of separation and longing. This suffering is known as tapas. The

Gopis became totally identified with Krishna through this pain.

Their pain was so excruciating and intense that their individuality

disappeared completely and they merged with their beloved Krishna.

The impurity is the feeling of `I' and `mine,' the ego." - Vol.4 p244

 

0219."The ego cannot be eradicated unless one puts it in this furnace

of love. Love is heat and cold at the same time. It consumes you

first. That consuming is a bit painful. But if you have the power

to withstand the pain, you can relax and experience the heart's

soothing coolness and the oneness of love." - Vol.4 p245

 

0220."Pure love removes all negative feelings. Destroying all

selfishness, it expects nothing but gives everything. Pure love is a

constant giving up - giving up of everything that belongs to you.

What really belongs to you? Only the ego. Love consumes in its

flames all preconceived ideas, prejudices and judgments, all those

things which stem from the ego. Pure love is nothing but the

emptying of the mind of all its fears and the tearing off of all

masks. It exposes the Self as it is. …."For the lover to

wholeheartedly receive and welcome the beloved, pure love prepares

the mind by chasing away all the enemies of love. This results in a

constant flow of the lover's heart towards the beloved. There is an

unquenchable thirst to drink in the beloved, an unappeasable hunger

to eat him up and an immeasurable intensity to become love. It is

the death of the ego to live in love. … "It is the death of the ego

to live in love. But once you attain unity with the beloved, then

there is only peace, love, light and silence. All conflicts end and

you shine forth in the radiance of Supreme Love. In order to attain

this highest kind of love one has to undergo some pain. But that

pain is not pain when you consider the unending flow of bliss which

you are going to gain when you reach the goal." - Vol.4 p246

 

0226."Pure love is the best medicine for the modern world. This is

what is lacking in all societies. The root cause of all problems,

from personal problems to global problems, is the absence of love.

Love is the binding factor, the unifying factor. Love creates the

feeling of oneness among people. It unifies a nation and its

people. Love creates a sense of unity while hatred causes division.

Egotism and hatred cut people's minds into pieces. Love should

rule. There is no problem which love cannot solve. … "In the modern

age, human minds are dry. Too much reasoning has spoiled the

contemporary mind. People use their intellects for everything. They

have lost their hearts and their faith. Beauty lies in the heart.

Beauty lies in faith and faith dwells in the heart. Intellect or

reasoning is necessary, but we should not let it swallow the faith in

us. We should not allow the intellect to eat up our heart.

… "Intellect or reasoning is necessary, but we should not let it

swallow the faith in us. We should not allow the intellect to eat up

our heart. Intellect is knowledge, and knowledge is ego. Too much

knowledge means nothing but a big ego. The ego is a burden, and a

big ego is a big burden." - Vol.4 p248