KrsnaGuruji teaches me, letting go of the ego is the way to move ahead.
During my childhood, my mother would say of my paternal grandmother, “She acts like she’s not smart, but she is.” Mom looked at this quality as a fault in my grandmother, but it was not until after Nana Helen’s passing that this quality would be appreciated. It was Nana’s grace that she always allowed the person sitting before her to shine. Certainly, she always made me feel that I was very smart and she would listen to me with great interest. She was not deceiving anyone, she was elevating them. She generously shined the spotlight on those sitting with her.
Learning to keep your mouth shut, being humble and allowing someone else to shine takes patience, kindness and subordination of one’s ego. Cultivating these qualities is made easier when one knows that all achievements are by God’s Grace. Guruji explains that even in the giving of charity, the greatness is in the benefactor for having been there to receive the gift. It is all service to the Lord.
Whether it is a spouse, parent, child, friend or stranger, look upon them as the Lord. Service to others is service to Him. Viewing others above yourself can remove the sense of competition, thus cultivating a sense of service instead.
KrsnaKnows says, “The greatest cause of failure in life is the words ‘I KNOW!’ The day you give up your ego and become humble, knowledge will flow.”
Let me work peacefully as an offering, seeing God in all. Let me be open to my Guruji’s words and always be at His Blessed feet. SHARE
