Compiled by London swaminathan

Date: 12 November 2015

POST No. 2324

Time uploaded in London :– 18–32

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Once a man invited son in law, who was living far away, to stay with him during holidays. When the letter was received by the son in law, there was an adventurer in his place, who knows the contents of the letter. This man thought it was a nice occasion for him to make the best of. When the son in law got into the train, he also boarded the same train, and at the destination both got down. The son in law was greeted by his brother in law who had come to the railway station in a car to receive him. When the son in law got into the car, the adventurer also got into the car. The son in law thought that this man might be some friend of his father in law’s family His brother in law thought that that he might be a friend of the son in law. They all reached the father in laws house and the guests were received with great honour and given nice rooms to stay, and they were all quite happy.

At the time of meals, this impostor would go and sit first, and before the others he would begin eating. Sometimes he even went into the kitchen to demand certain kinds of food he liked. Though this was noticed by the father in law, he did not tell him anything lest he should wound the feelings of his son in law. The imposter was also freely going to the son in law s room and using his shirts ties shoes and so on, without asking him. Though the son in law got annoyed at this, he did not complain as he took him to be a member or friend of his father in law s family. Thus from both sides this imposter was allowed full Liberty and was having a fine time.

Things went on like this, but a time came when both the father in law and the son in law were fed up with the fellow s behaviour. They did not know how to deal with him as each thought that he was the friend of the other. At last when the father in law could not tolerate him anymore he decided to go to his son in law and ask why he had brought such a man with him. At the very moment, his son in law also wanted to ask the father in law “What a pest you have here! Where from he has come? He doesn’t seem to be a member of the family. He comes to my room and uses freely whatever I have in my room. All my clean shirts have been put on and soiled by him”. When the father in law and the son in law met together in a room to discuss privately about this imposter, the imposter found out they were making enquiries about him, and suddenly disappeared by the back door.

So in the case of the ego, a mere enquiry makes this imposter to also to disappear. In fact you will discover there was no imposter ego at all. Ego is an illusion caused by your ignorance. The ignorance is removed by Atmavichar or Self enquiry. But you do not want to make the enquiry. You are so much obsessed by him that you allow him to dance to his tune. He brings nothing but misery for you.

Story told by Swami Ramdas of Anandhasram