Dadashri : This belief of , “I am Chandulal,” is ahankar
(ego). To impose ‘I’ where ‘I’ does not belong is ahankar (ego).
Questioner : How can there be ego in saying, “I am
Chandulal.”? If I say, “I am great,” or “I am the smartest man
in the world,” then it would be a different matter. But if I casually
say, “I am Chandulal,” where is the ego in that?
Dadashri : Even if you say so casually, does the ego
go away? Even if you say, “My name is Chandulal,” casually
and simply, it is still considered ego. Ego is when you do not
know who you are and you identify yourself with that which
you are not.
“I am Chandulal,” is for a dramatic (for playing your role
in the worldly interactions) purpose only. There is no harm in
saying, “I am Chandulal,” but the belief, “I am Chandulal,”
should not be ingrained within you. It should be dramatic and
used for identification purposes only.
Questioner : Yes, otherwise “I am Chandulal,” will
take hold.
Dadashri : If the ‘I’ is in its Real ‘I’ place then it is not
ego. If you believe, “I am Chandulal,” then the superimposition
of the ‘I’ on Chandulal, is ego. When you identify ‘I’ with your
Real Self (its proper place), then it is not ego. If the ‘I’ comes
out of its incorrectly, positioned place (Chandulal) and assumes its Real place, then the ego is gone. Therefore you do not
have to get rid of the ‘I’, but you just need to put the ‘I’ in
its correct location
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