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pleasant and wonderful. He would sit with you but He would also sit with the lowest of people. He would not look ugly or out of place anywhere. He would always look wonderful. Gnanis of the Kramic path however, will not visit those who are inferior to them. They will say, "I will do whatever I have to but I will not go there." Their ego is ugly.
All you have to care for is make sure that the ego appears beautiful. How beautiful is Dada's ego when He comes here. Your ego too, should look just like His and then you will see what a wonderful state that is!
Ego in the Kramic path and Akram path
What is the Kramic path? In this path one is told: 'Purify the ego. ' In this path one has to purify the ego that has become excessive. So he has to purify the ego gradually, a little at a time. And when the ego becomes completely pure then only he attains the Self. The unnatural (vibhavik) ego expresses as pride, deceit, hypocrisy, arrogance etc. These are all different forms of ego. A person may be earning a minimum wage but he walks around in fancy clothes. So people will comment, "He is a phony." He walks around pompously. It's like a fox dressed up in tiger's skin. Arrogant people do not have respect for others. They display arrogance and scorn in everything they do. If someone asks a man's wife what he is like, she'll say, "He is of no use at all." There are all unnatural forms of ego. You have to get rid of all of them. There are many difficulties in the Kramic path. One is doomed if he happens to meet with temptation on this path. Our Akram path does not have such dangers. It is a path with security. It is a secure path. There is no problem even if you happen to meet people who tempt you on the way. The other person will become confused but you will not be affected.
In the Akram path, the ego that remains is the discharging (nikali) ego, whereas the ego in the Kramic path says 'I have to do this. I have to renounce this, etc. therefore this ego is a
charge ego. Here, in the Akram path, the ego is discharge ego. The ego in the Kramic path binds karmas because the seeker believes he has renounced: 'I have renounced this. I still need to renounce that... 'The fact is his renunciation is the effect of his previous life's ego but by believing and saying this, he charges new karma. The Gnani Purush eliminates that which binds karmas. It is that simple! It is straightforward. If you go on the Kramic path, they will take away your hair! (The ceremony of plucking hair upon initiation on the path of renunciation). And here you are free to keep not only your hair but all your possessions!
This ego has created nothing but a mess. You can undo the mess and accomplish your goal by surrendering to the Gnani. A wise ego will not try to enforce its own wisdom whereas a foolish ego will criticize everything. Therefore, you either understand this fact or remain obedient and submissive to the Gnani. Man does not have the power it takes to comply with a foolish ego, so the best way then is to remain under the guidance of a Gnani Purush with humility. The foolish ego is so unpredictable that it will listen to the Gnani for thirty days and will discard his words and instructions on the thirty first day! The sicker the ego, the greater is the problem. There is no way out other than to surrender to the Gnani.
After receiving Gnan from 'us everyone still has the ego, but it is the discharging ego; it is nikali ego. What is the nikali ego like? It will comply. It will listen to You; it is not the foolish ego.
Foolish, mad Ego You can tell the foolish ego, "Do you get any respect? Why are you being egotistical? You do not have 1300 queens, do you? You have no wealth or property, do you? So, what is it that makes you so foolish?"
A person has an ego of 'I am something!' Yes, but what?
