हमें मनुष्य के मूल स्वरूप और उसके अहंकार या व्यक्तित्व के बीच का अंतर समझना चाहिए। अपने मूल रूप में हर इंसान पूर्ण, निडर और पूरे ब्रह्मांड के साथ प्रेमपूर्ण एकता में होता है; उसके भीतर मन, हृदय और पेट के बीच या खुद और दूसरों के बीच कोई द्वंद्व नहीं होता। फिर कुछ ऐसा होता है कि अहंकार विकसित होने लगता है, कर्मों का बोझ बढ़ने लगता है, और वस्तुनिष्ठता से व्यक्तिपरकता की ओर बदलाव आता है; इंसान अपने मूल स्वरूप से गिरकर केवल व्यक्तित्व बनकर रह जाता है।
We have to distinguish between a man as he is in essence, and as he is in ego or personality. In essence, every person is perfect, fearless, and in a loving unity with the entire cosmos; there is no conflict within the person between head, heart, and stomach or between the person and others. Then something happens: the ego begins to develop, karma accumulates, there is a transition from objectivity to subjectivity; man falls from essence into personality.
We have to distinguish between a man as he is in essence, and as he is in ego or personality. In essence, every person is perfect, fearless, and in a loving unity with the entire cosmos; there is no conflict within the person between head, heart, and stomach or between the person and others. Then something happens: the ego begins to develop, karma accumulates, there is a transition from objectivity to subjectivity; man falls from essence into personality.