– Deva Narayan Across many cultures, religions, and beliefs, the one path mentioned repeatedly to attain divine enlightenment is the vanquishing of the ego. It is an act that is mentioned in every holy text and it is only through this act that a believer finally finds their God. Great sages of history have […]
(Image courtesy Krishan.org) Ego the Root Cause of All Negative Qualities तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेय: सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान् || 27|| कृपया परयाविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत् | tān samīkṣhya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛipayā parayāviṣhṭo viṣhīdann idam abravīt Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 27: Arjun, Kunti’s son, was overcome with compassion and great sorrow when he saw all […]
Ego is strengthened By Possessions or People Who We Consider “My” अन्ये च बहव: शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविता: | नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणा: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा: || 1.9|| Anye cha bahavaḥ śhūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ nānā-śhastra-praharaṇāḥ sarve yuddha-viśhāradāḥ Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 1- Ver. 9: Duryodhana said: We have several other heroic soldiers who have committed to offering their lives […]