AGNYA CHAKRA AND EGO

Transcript of talk by Shri Mataji, the founder of Sahaja Yoga

Ganapatipule, India, 25 December 1995

 



Agnya Chakra and Ego

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Ganapatipule, 25 December 1995 (Excerpt)

Agnya also is there which has to control your ego. Christ, in His lifetime showed how ego works. His own crucifixion itself shows how Christ, such a great incarnation of purity, was crucified, shows what people are like, what they did to Him, how He was troubled and tortured by these stupid people and then how He was crucified by the government.

In the beginning there were many Sahaja Yogis, I should say, they were called as gnostics – “gnya” in Sanskrit means knowledge – who had the knowledge about Self. Christ has said, “Thou shalt....” He said that, “Know thyself. You have to knock at the door” – meaning you must have shuddha iccha, otherwise it won’t work out. Nobody can force you.

He controls the ego. He’s the one who gives you the balance. But, if you go to the West, you know they are nothing but some sort of a stupid, donkey-like ego. The way they talk, the way they behave towards each other, it’s a big eye-opener. They are “developed.” How are they developed, God knows. Oh, they are very advanced, sophisticated, this, that.

With this Agnya catching, Christ has said in His Lord’s Prayer, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them who trespass against us.”

What a big thing to say. But one thing I have seen in the West, people don’t know how to forgive. They are full of hatred. And they cannot ask forgiveness because they are full of terrible ego. Though they will feel guilty, but they will never ask for forgiveness. They’ll never say that, “Oh God, forgive me for what I have done.” This is so common now. For example, the Nazis, they killed so many people and still you find these neo-Nazis coming up, even in Italy! They are not ashamed as to what they have done. This happens because there is no real connection with Christ. Firstly, if you have connection with Christ, your ego has to be finished, absolutely.

And this ego, which comes to you from various sources, is a myth. Is a myth. With this ego, people try to befool others and show off.