LESSON: 11
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Ego is not necessary, Ahankar and Mamakar
Introduction: An introduction on Ahankar and Mamakar should be done with the explanation that ego is not necessary at all.
Goals: To make them understand that ego is not necessary and to talk about Ahankar and Mamakar.
Click: Inferiority complex and superiority complex
About the topic: As a human being we are afraid that if we drop our identity we will not be able to use our body. We are not thinking about breathing, making our heart beat, digesting food or eliminating wastes from our body. This very fact should help us to realize that our ego is not needed for us to survive. We are so much more than our ego, but that is hard to believe. We all have two identities, the identity we project to the outer world and the identity we believe to be us in the inner world. The identity we carry inside our mind is called Mamakar. It will always be much smaller than what we really are. We carry and remember all our failures, past mistakes and guilt. The identity you project to the outer world is called Ahankar. It will always be more than what you have. Ahankar is based on superiority complex. Mamakar is based on inferiority complex. Ahankar is based on fear and Mamakar is based on greed. The conflict between the personality that you show to the outer world (Ahankar), and the personality that you have in your inner world is called “tension”. The first thing your own ego does is to clearly prove to your being that you cannot live in your body and mind without it. Once this frightens you, you start believing that you cannot live in your body and mind without ego, it is very easy for your ego to exploit you, to check you. Be very clear, it is just simple fear nothing more.
Unclutch - The Nature of the Mind
Assessment:
- What is the greatest fear for a human being?
- Do animals have ego?
- Does man need ego to live a happy life?
- What is called Mamakar?
- What is called Ahankar?
- What is the result of the conflict between Ahankar and Mamakar?
Evaluation: Evaluate how well they understood about Ahankar and Mamakar.
Conclusion: Unclutch from the identities Ahankar and Mamakar and lead a peaceful, enjoyable life.
Art of the Day: - Dynamic drawings
Materials needed: Plain sheet, sketch pen or pencil.
Procedure: Encourage each child to draw designs or patterns which look continuous and moving but when we observe closely it appears to be not moving.
Inference: Our thoughts appear to be continuous but there is a gap between our thoughts.
Activity of the Day: Opposite breathing
Goals: To make the children understand about unclutching past thoughts every moment.
Preparation: Introduce the concept of opposite breathing. Encourage the children to do opposite breathing.
Presentation: Ask each child to stand up and exercise by bending and stretching. Usually we breathe in - inhale when we expand and exhale when we compress. But now we are going to do opposite breathing. When we bend, we will inhale and when we stretch up we will exhale.
Interpretation: For us to do opposite deep breathing we have to focus and be in now. Unclutch previous thoughts and be in the moment and allow the new pattern of breathing to happen.
