Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 EGO ~ Amma (#10) on the nature of ego : 0366."Working on the ego or emptying the mind becomes easier in the presence of a Divine Master. Although Mother has said that somebody else's prayer cannot help remove another person's ego, a Satguru's mere thought, look or touch can bring about a tremendous transformation in the disciple. If He so wishes, a Satguru can even bestow Self-Realization on His disciple or devotee. He can do anything He likes. His will is one with God's will.- Vol.5, p33 0374."The saint stops feeding the mind with knowledge of the world. Once food for the ego is stopped, the mind stops its habitual and mechanical functioning. The saint becomes the sole controller. The saint lives in the heart. While the head is the seat of the ego, the heart is the egoless abode." - Vol.5, p40 0375."Once the ego is removed, you are no more a person. You become consciousness. You become formless. The ego is the material which gives name and form. Once the ego is destroyed, name and form are gone. You may give a name to the saint and you may attribute a form to him, but he is neither. He becomes like the wind. He becomes space." - Vol.5, p40 ------------------------ "In olden days everyone practised truth. The wife lived for the husband and the husband for the wife. They had the fruit of truth and self-sacrifice. They had an all-surrendering attitude, courage, love, righteousness, and justice. " - Vol. 1 p346 ------------------------ 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. Thank you very much. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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