11. Freedom from I- Identification

Freedom from I- Identification (Anahaṅkāraḥ)

Individuality is denoted as ahaṅkāra

Freedom from that is anhaṅkāra

Free from that I- Identification

Relative absence of that fixation

Sheer ignorance brings out the ego

Objectivity allows the ego to go

Ego comes out with aggrandizement

Claiming name on all accomplishments

Ignorance is the capital with which 'I' ego begins

'I' maintain the capital throughout the life

Knowledge is discovered by removing ignorance

Just like how darkness is chased away by light

Parents, teachers, neighbors, schools

Friends, relatives, acquaintances, circumstances

Everything contributes to the outcome

Yet ego claims as the author of the result

Graced by free will, I choose my actions

Result is a probability among the possibilities

Past, present, known and unknown circumstances

Operate in concert for the given consequence

Humility is the simple understanding

Of the world including myself as it is

I am neither be proud nor will I self condemn

Self condemnation is an impurity of the mind

World is a field of opportunities

Body and mind is the vehicle used in this field

The goal is to shed ignorance in this birth

To discover truth without pride in this earth

This is the attitude of anhaṅkāra

Drive the chariot with this attitude

Use the opportunities for learning

Discover knowledge with yearning

Inspiration - The Value of Values book- Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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