Chapter 6 verse 6
“The Self is the friend of the self for him who has
conquered himself by the Self; but to the unconquered self, the Self stands in
the position of an enemy like the external foe”
It is not so much that the higher Self becomes a friend
or enemy to the lower self. The egoistic person still will get constantly
questioned by the higher Self on why they are walking down the wrong path and
will be considered friend or enemy depending on whether the ego in them wants
to listen to the higher calling. When we get counter advise even from others
such as parents, siblings, friends, colleagues and relatives, one does resist
that advise for a long time until we realize the truth of the advise and we
heed to it. This realization sometimes comes from experience or just time is a
teacher and we call that process ‘maturity’. Effort from oneself is very
important to achieve equanimity of mind, body and intellect and you can phone a
friend by contemplation and meditation or let the mind, intellect and ego take
over and destroy ourselves. The choice is ours!
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