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Re: Ego

http://Bhatta.gaia.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:56:29 GMT

What is the mark of the ego?

The individual soul of the form of ‘I’ is the ego The Self which is of the nature of intelligence (chit) has no sense of ‘I’. Nor does the insentient body possess a sense of ‘I’. The mysterious appearance of a delusive ego between the intelligent and the insentient, being the root cause of all these troubles, upon its destruction by whatever means, that which really exists will be seen as it is. This is called Liberation (moksha).

Sri Raman Maharshi

From the book:
Spiritual Instruction Of
BHAGAVAN SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI
Published by
V. S. RAMANAN
President, Board of Trustees
SRI RAMANASRAMAM
TIRUVANNAMALAI (S. INDIA)

Re: Ego

http://Bhatta.gaia.com — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:04:30 GMT

"The vanities of all others may gradually die out, but the vanity of a saint regarding his sainthood is hard indeed to wear away."
Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Re: Ego

http://EliRoberson.gaia.com — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:19:30 GMT

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See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away - the ego will be left pure. See the source from where the ego arises and abide in it. That is pure consciousness.
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"The "I" thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the "I" thought has to be enquired into."
Sri Ramana Maharshi

Re: Ego

http://EliRoberson.gaia.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:03:24 GMT

"This māyā, that is to say, the ego, is like a cloud. The sun cannot be seen on account of a thin patch of cloud; when that disappears one sees the sun. If by the grace of the guru one’s ego vanishes, then one sees God." - Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Re: Ego

http://EliRoberson.gaia.com — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:03:07 GMT

Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot. The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’. Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside. One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words - Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Ego

http://anuradha.gaia.com — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:57:38 GMT

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EGO

"An egotist is a self-made man who worships his creator."
- John Bright

"The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people."
- Lucille S Harper

“Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'"
- Friedrich Nietzsche

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