egoless state

THE EGOLESS STATE 

The ego-ridden person sees the variety and is curious to know how it came about. He is told that God made it all, and also that He made it all out of Himself. By thinking on this he comes to see that all this multiplicity is a unity in something, which is called God. He next wants to know about God. He is persuaded that God must be a person, like himself, though different in size, power and qualities. In the beginning, therefore, he has to be allowed to go his own way. But there comes a time when he can bear to be told that God is not a person at all. Then the Sage tells him, that God is egoless. The meaning is that He is the One Reality that is the Self in all. The description that God is egoless may seem to be a poor one. It conveys no sense to the ego-ridden mind. People want to be told that God dwells somewhere in the sky, in a world of great splendour, surrounded by wonderful beings, called gods or angels. Even to understand that God dwells in their own hearts men take time. 

Maha Yoga Chapter 8

by K. Lakshmana Sarma