The Gita describes this illusion vividly:
“Prakṛtiḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ |
Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate”
(Bhagavad Gita 3.27)
All actions are performed by the modes of material nature, but one deluded
by ego thinks, "I am the doer."
This delusion creates bondage. The soul, originally pure and divine,
becomes trapped in the belief that it is acting independently. From this
springs pride, anxiety, jealousy, and conflict. When the ego claims
authorship of action, it also claims the rewards and consequences—leading
to endless karma and suffering.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 5, Verse 8-9
नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् |
पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् || 8||
प्रलपन्विसृजन्गृह्ण्न्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि |
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् || 9||
naiva kinchit karomiti yukto manyeta tattva-vit
pashyan shrinvan sprishanjighrann ashnangachchhan svapanshvasan
pralapan visrijan grihnann unmishan nimishann api
indriyanindriyartheshu vartanta iti dharayan
BG 5.8-9: Those steadfast in karm yog, always think, “I am not the doer,”
even while engaged in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, moving,
sleeping, breathing, speaking, excreting, grasping, and opening or closing
the eyes. With the light of divine knowledge, they see that it is only the
material senses that are moving amongst their objects.
अलङ्घ्यं सर्वेषामिह खलु फलं कर्मजनितं
विपत् कर्मप्रैष्या व्यथयति न जातासि हृदयम्।
यदज्ञाः कुर्वन्ति प्रसभमुपहासं धनमदाद्
इदं त्वन्तर्गाढं परमपरितापं जनयति॥
The fruit of karma is inescapable; even misfortune is a result of one's
actions. The ridicule inflicted by the ignorant, bloated with wealth-pride,
strikes deeply and causes inner pain.
K Rajaram IRS 8925
On Mon, 8 Sept 2025 at 05:24, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]>
wrote:
> *Pride and Ego come when we feel that we have done something great.
> Respect and Honour come when others feel that we have done something great.*
>
>
> *N Jambunathan , Chennai " What you get by achieving your goals is not as
> important as what you become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a
> happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things "*
>
>
>
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