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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?