Seeking Enlightenment - Why?

by Ramesh S. Balsekar

What do you expect Enlightenment to give you that you did not have already? What is the difference between a sage and an ordinary person? What is the ego? Ramesh S. Balsekar, author of more than 30 books published in various languages all over the world, clarifies here that "you" cannot have an ego, from which you seek freedom.

You are the ego, the separate entity, the seeker who seeks the freedom of enlightenment, and finally arrives at the successful conclusion that what he is actually seeking is freedom from his sense of personal doership. Biological reaction is not the ego's reaction.

About the Author:

Ramesh S. Balsekar is a disciple of the late Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, a renowned Advaita master. From early childhood, Balsekar was drawn to Advaita, a nondual teaching, particularly the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Wei Wu Wei. Ramesh has written over 20 books, and discusses the Indian philosophy of Advaita daily in Bombay, with visitors from around the world. The basic concept is that "all there is, is Consciousness"; all actions are happenings, the functioning of the Primal Energy, and not the doing by anyone. Ramesh frames the concepts in the context of daily living, speaking from his experience as a bank president and a family man.