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BODHAYANTI PARASPARAM – VOL 4
condition of ordinary people of the world.‖ This is the characteristic of the first ring of egoism. The Masters statement are clear but needs to be imperienced is the truth of this as applied to us. I am aware of the condition of struggle here even as every one of us here, we have a logic to defend ourselves in this aspect. Should we not identify with the body and keep it in perfect condition for after all the statement that the body is the instrument for doing good. (Sarira madhyam Khalu Dharma sadhanam)
2. Master continues saying that ―When you proceed onwards you feel that something other than your body is the doer of the things. This is the second stage of egoism. Here the vision of a person passes on from the physical body to something inward or finer. Different people identify according to their own thoughts and beliefs. Some feel that soul is doing all actions and the body acting only like a machine or a tool...‖ The characteristic of the second ring of Egoism is this identification with the ̳soul‘ whose nature neither the person nor any one is capable to explain. As I have several times stated there is nothing as an entity called ̳soul‘ and it is only a
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