Since we were speaking of ego in another thread, I found this quote and thought it would be good to meditate on....
Abandon All Hopes of Results
The ego is result-oriented, the mind always hankers after results. The mind is never interested in the act itself, its interest is in the result. "What am I going to gain out of it?" If the mind can manage to gain, without going through any action, then it will choose the shortcut.
That's why educated people become very cunning, because they are able to find shortcuts. The educated person becomes cunning. He does not become wise, he simply becomes clever...
The mind, the ego, are all result-oriented. The being is not result-oriented. And how can the non-being ever be result-oriented? It is not there at all in the first place.
Meditation happens only to those who are not result-oriented.. And then there is no need to go anywhere. God will come to you. Deep down, say "I give up." And silence descends, benediction showers.
Meditate over these sutras, they are meant only for meditators. Atisha is not a philosopher, he is a siddha, a Buddha. What he is saying is not some speculation. These are clear-cut instructions given only to those who are ready to travel, to go on the pilgrimage into the unknown.
From The Book of Wisdom : Discourses on Atisha`s Seven Points of Mind Training, by Osho
