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ance of the old ego reactions in the Prakriti. The Purusha has to
get rid of these by a process of constant rejection and remould-
ing. The remoulding consists in throwing everything into a con-
secration to the Mother and doing all for her without regard to
oneself, one’s desires, opinions, vital reactions as if they were
the things to be fulfilled. This is most easily done if the psychic
being becomes quite awake.
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Without the liberation of the psychic and the realisation of the
true Self the ego cannot go, both are necessary. If there is no
consciousness of the Self how can the ego disappear? The psy-
chic can be liberated by love and devotion, but I was speaking
of a case in which it is not so liberated, and the realisation of
the Self seems more easy — a case like yours.
CWSA 31: 238 Sri Aurobindo

All bitterness in life always comes from the ego refusing to ab-
dicate.
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All that happens is to teach us one and the same lesson, un-
less we get rid of our ego there is no peace either for ourselves
or for others. And without ego life becomes such a wonderful
marvel!...
CWM 14: 257

Depression is always the sign of an acute egoism. When you
feel that it is coming near, tell yourself: “I am in a state of ego-
istic illness, I must cure myself of it.”
CWM 14: 10

when one is in this state of inner harmony and no part of the
attention is turned towards the body, the body works perfectly
well. It is this... “self-concentration” which upsets everything.
And this I have observed many times, many times.... In reality one

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