The human ego can never, under any circumstances experiences inner joy. The human ego may experience pleasure in accomplishing many things, in accumulating wealth and in achieving power over others. But true inner joy is self-created. It does not depend on outer circumstances or outer achievements.
The ego, which is the little ”I”, is constantly seeking something others than itself because it is limited. The very nature of the ego is to be dissatisfied and displeased. It is never satisfied with what it has and what it is because the truth is always somewhere else. The truth is far away from the ego, but the ego thinks it is just around the corner, near the hand, within its easy reach. Wherever the ego is, it seems to be standing on one shore of a river and seeing the truth is on the other shore. Then when it goes to that shore, it discoverers that truth is somewhere else after all. The small ”I” is always enamored of its own conception of truth. Although it is walking in the field of discouraging experiences, it feels that it is about to enter into the field of encouraging and satisfying experiences.
Do you want to possess the world?
Then do the first thing first.
Pray to God
To possess you entirely,
Along with your mind's desire-forest.
Egoul uman nu poate niciodata, in nicio circumstanta, sa experimenteze bucuria interioara. Egoul uman poate sa experimenteze placerea de a realiza multe lucruri, de a acumula bogatie si de a avea putere asupra altora. Dar adevarata bucurie interioara este auto-creata. Nu depinde de circumstantele exterioare sau de realizarile exterioare.
Egoul, care este micul „eu”, cauta in continuu altceva decat el insusi pentru ca el este limitat. Natura esentiala a egoului este sa fie nesatisfacut si nemultumit. Nu este niciodata satisfacut cu ceea ce are si cu ceea ce este pentru ca adevarul este intotdeauna in alta parte. Adevarul este foarte departe de ego, dar egoul crede ca acesta este chiar dupa colt, langa mana lui usor de apucat.Oriunde merge egoul, se pare ca el sta pe un mal al raului si vede ca adevarul este pe celalalt mal. Apoi cand se duce pe calalalt mal, descopera ca adevarul este pana la urma in alta parte. Micul „eu” este intotdeauna indragostit de propria conceptie despre adevar. Desi merge printr-un camp plin de experiente care il descurajeaza, el crede ca este pe punctul de a intra intr-un camp de experiente pline de incurajare si satisfactie.
Vrei sa posezi lumea?
Atunci fa prima data ceea ce e cel mai important.
Roaga-te la Dumnezeu
Sa te posede in totalitate,
Impreuna cu padurea-dorinta a mintii tale.
Sri Chinmoy
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