Be Free from Egoism and Mine-ness
For every aspirant, it is very essential to become free from the sense of ego (I-ness) and mine-ness. It is the “I” and “Mine-ness” that creates an illusion by which the embodied Soul experiences bondage.
In the Gita, Lord Krishna, in explaining all the three Yogas
“Nirmamoha nirahankarah sashaanti madigachyati (Gita 2:71)
“He, being free from the sense of mine and egoism attains peace.” (Gita 2:71)
The aspirant has to pay great attention in knowing that the real Self is free from egoism and mine-ness. “I” and “Mineness” are not our real Self, but they have been falsely presumed to be our Self. If these were truly ours (real Self), then we could never become free from the sense of “I” and “mine” and God would not have sermonized about being free from egoism and mine-ness. It is only because “I” and “mine” are not our true Self that God has urged us to be free from egoism and mine-ness.
“I and Mine, You and Yours, is a delusion that has captivated all the Jivas of the entire universe.” (Manasa, Aranya 15:2)
When we say, “I am”, the “I” stands as a part of Nature, a physical element, and “am” is a part of the divine element or God or Existence. “I” and “am” both combine and identify with each other. This is apparent from the fact that we desire bliss which exists eternally and at the same time we desire perishable sensual pleasures and accumulation of material things. These two reflect the identification of “I” and “am” elements. In “I am”, if we give importance to “I”, then the desire for worldly enjoyments and accumulations will arise. If we give priority to “am” or “existence,” then desire for God or salvation will arise. When the presumed relationship with “I” i.e. identification comes to an end, then the desire for worldly objects will come to an end and the desire for God will be natural and automatic.
Ram Ram
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