Ego Makes Us Miserable

 

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Ego Makes Us Miserable

Whenever we listen to the voice of our ego, sooner or later there will be trouble. We will fall into the trap of misery. We have to watch this - ego always leads into misery, always, unconditionally; always, categorically, absolutely. And whenever we listen to nature, it leads us to well-being, contentment, silence, bliss. So, this should be the criterion. We will have to make many errors; there is no other way. We have to watch our own choice, from where the voice is coming, and then you have to see what happens — because the fruit is the criterion.

When we do something, watch, be alert. And if it leads to misery, then we should realise that it was our ego. Then the next time, we should be alert, and not listen to that voice. If it is nature, it will lead us towards a blissful state of mind. Nature is always beautiful; ego is always ugly. There is no other way but trial and error. There is no criterion so that we can judge everything, no - Iife is subtle and complex and all criteria fall short. We will have to make our own efforts to judge. So, whenever it leads us to misery, it was certainly from the ego.

If our love leads to misery, it was from the ego. If our love leads to a beautiful sense of blessedness, it was from nature. If our friendship, even our meditation, leads us to misery, it was from the ego. If it were from nature everything would fit in, everything would become harmonious. Nature is wonderful, nature is beautiful, but we have to work it out.

We should always make a note of what we are doing and where it leads. By and by, we will become aware of that which is ego and that which is nature; which is real and which is false. It will take time and alertness, observation on our part. And we shouldn’t deceive ourselves - because the ego only leads to misery, nothing else.

Don’t throw the responsibility on the other; the other is irrelevant. Our ego leads us to misery, nobody else leads us into misery. Ego is the gateway to hell, and the natural, the authentic, the real that comes from our centre within, that is the door to heaven. We will have to find it and work it out. If we work it out diligently, soon we will be absolutely certain of what is from nature and what is from the ego. Then don’t follow the ego. In fact, we ourselves will consciously not follow the ego. There will be no need to make an effort; we will be simply following the natural. The natural is Divine. And in nature the supernature is hidden. If we follow the natural, by and by, slowly and surely, without even making any noise, suddenly one day the natural will disappear and the supernatural will appear. Nature leads to God, because God is hidden in nature.

First, we should learn to be natural. Then we will be flowing in the river of the natural. And one day the river will fall into the ocean of the supernatural.