Message #47778

[Jitendra Hydonus]

The challenge with smartness, is that mental capacity is often not only harmful to others but also can be harmful to the individual. This is true because people do not  understand how to be kind and helpful but rather they use  others for the enhancement of their own ego. When encountering such resistance in others, it is not very important to be correct. Correctness rarely solves the issues between  people. Rather it can cause resentment and a determination to stick with a habit of thoughts. It is helpful if we can offer solutions that increase the conscious awareness of others rather than reasoning that limits our awareness. This is a benefit of meditation. Without it individuals are forever engulfed in their egos ; to mold the world into the image of their own making.

Amma has said that we may often wonder about ourselves when people are not kind to us and to others, we should realize, there are people who practice meaness because they only have one view; that is there own. When we (including myself) see this in others let us be careful we ourselves aren't the expression of what we witness in those we see in our daily interaction with those we meet and see in the world stage as well.

Without a proper understanding of ego, we are hopelessly lost in obstancy. Balancing our conscious mind with the suggestions of spiritual inspiration brings solutions that were previously not recognizable. But glorifying the ego by making comments like; 'show me a person with no ego and i will show you a failure' clearly shows a lack of understanding of what Paramahansa Yoganada and other  spiritual giants manifested.

Let us look at the success of Paramahansa Yoganada, Amma and other spiritual giants. They have not glorified their ego but rather worked and served to contain it. This is a political message that has served to uplift countries as we have seen in the likes of a Ghandi or  Nelson Mandela.