Vedanta - Mind as Minefield
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI
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Without deep, unconditional love, selfless actions cannot be performed. In the initial stages of our awakening, the actions we perform in the name of selflessness are not selfless, because the love we feel for ourselves is present in everything we do and say .In fact, at the beginning of our journey , our self-love becomes the driving force for each of our actions, even if we choose to call them selfless. Love for the ego, or oneself, is the predominant feeling in every human being. Unless this feeling withers away , real selflessness will not emerge.
Alertness is necessary to prevent the ego from interfering.It is easier to be in love with the ego than feel truly inspir ed by the ideal of selflessness. Generally, the selflessness we speak of is actually selfish, because everything stems from the ego. It is the ego, and not our inner Self, that is the source of our so-called love and our actions.
Nothing can be selfless unless it springs directly from the heart, from our true Self.That is why great saints and sages have said you should know your own Self before you can love and serve others selflessly . Selflessness can be the driving force in all your actions. Learn to be thankful to everyone, to all of creation, even to your enemy , and to those who insult you and get angry with you, because they help you grow.
Whatever we do is reflected in the Whole, in the one universal mind, and it returns with the same intensity . Whenever you perform a good or bad action, it is reflected in the Universal Consciousness. Therefore, learn to be selfless.
Alertness is necessary to prevent the ego from interfering.It is easier to be in love with the ego than feel truly inspir ed by the ideal of selflessness. Generally, the selflessness we speak of is actually selfish, because everything stems from the ego. It is the ego, and not our inner Self, that is the source of our so-called love and our actions.
Nothing can be selfless unless it springs directly from the heart, from our true Self.That is why great saints and sages have said you should know your own Self before you can love and serve others selflessly . Selflessness can be the driving force in all your actions. Learn to be thankful to everyone, to all of creation, even to your enemy , and to those who insult you and get angry with you, because they help you grow.
Whatever we do is reflected in the Whole, in the one universal mind, and it returns with the same intensity . Whenever you perform a good or bad action, it is reflected in the Universal Consciousness. Therefore, learn to be selfless.
