Question: If anger and ego are God given, why can they not be God taken?
Srikanth Katakam: Good question... everything which is given, for our use ... Ego is very much required for us to function in the world and for existence. It makes us work and achieve. The sense of achievement starts with Ego. As the consciousness evolves Ego gets refined. Anger is also for our defense...it comes to our aid a lot many times. Daaji says we must use anger for our evolution. Anger also creates certain restlessness ....primarily anger because the ego recognizes I am not there yet. Everything should be put to use in the path of evolution.
But what typically happens is we use these faculties for our devolution as we are not fully engaged in spirituality or with a master who is capable of transmitting this essence which is of the highest order. We require the ego very much for connecting with the master as well.