"Dignity arises out of meditation.
Ego arises out of mind."
Dignity and ego are totally different phenomena. Dignity is non comparative whereas ego is comparative. Dignity comes from the innermost experience of one's being.
Dignity is a totally different phenomenon, it is self-respect. Ego is domination over others. Dignity is just standing on your own feet, independence, freedom; it is not domination over others. The moment you start thinking of dominating, you are falling into the trap of the ego.
Ego arises out of mind."
Dignity and ego are totally different phenomena. Dignity is non comparative whereas ego is comparative. Dignity comes from the innermost experience of one's being.
Dignity is a totally different phenomenon, it is self-respect. Ego is domination over others. Dignity is just standing on your own feet, independence, freedom; it is not domination over others. The moment you start thinking of dominating, you are falling into the trap of the ego.
The power that depends on others creates the ego. The power that comes from within your own sources of life creates dignity. Meditation brings tremendous dignity, a great grace, but not even a shadow of ego is found in it.
About Manas-MIND; Buddhi-INTELLECT; Ahamkara-EGO
ReplyDeleteManas is a sankalpavikalpatmak a (willing and doubting), It thinks whether to go to a place or not, whether to do this or not, and whether this is good or bad. The mind is of a doubting nature.
Buddhi (intellect) niscayatmaka (certitude). It is the determining faculty, It is that light of buddhi that determines one way or the other. I must go to Dehra Dun by this evening train. I must do this work. This is good. Citta does the function of anusandhana (contemplation) and dharana (concentration) . The function of memory also belongs to citta. According to yoga philosophy, citta is the mind-stuff or the mental substance; and the mind, intellect, and egoism are various processes in the mind-stuff.
Ahamkara is the self-arrogating principle. It does the function of abhimana (identification) . It creates mamata (mineness). This is the root cause of all human sufferings. All vrttis hang upon this one "Aham Vrtti" ("I" thought). It is the root cause of human ignorance.
Yogasara Upanishad-Commentary by Swami Sivanada