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RINGS OF EGOISM
These rings of Egoism are in the heart and mind regions and the last ring is very near the Central Region.
Master says “The idea of egoism starts from the body. When you do anything under this influence you feel the solidity of things with the idea that you (body) are doing it. This is the lowest or the crudest form of egoism. In this stage the eye of a person is located on his body. He sees and feels the body to be the doer and does not go beyond it. He has no Idea of any thing else except the physical body. This is the condition of ordinary people of the world.” This is the characteristic of the first ring of egoism. The Master’s statements 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)
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