Is not asking God also ego?

[Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Pada namaskaram Swami, in one of Your previous answers You said "The good devotee is further qualified by the lack of ego in begging to God."

But I am thinking that if I started to ask God basic needs for me, my mind may lead me in wrong direction, i fear it may lose control and suggest to me that everything is my basic need (3 years ago i prayed to Baba that my students should write 10 class public exams sincerely without copying and I should get 100% pass as result because I thought that is also my basic need, otherwise, I have to suffer in my job. After that 10th class exams were cancelled due to Corona for two years in two states, all students were passed without writing exams, this may be a coincidence, but i felt very sad to have made Baba suffer that much to grant my wish and decided not to ask God anything ever). So many people around me always ask me how do I live alone in future and advise me to arrange a house, property and people to help me. Then I motivate myself that taking rebirth as human and chanting the name of God in next life is first basic need, but no one is not talking about that. There is no need of bother about basic needs and future because it is already destined when I was born. So my first duty is to concentrate on God each and every second till my death, there may be a chance i may die with hunger but I shouldn't forget chanting the name of God. but You are saying not asking to God is also EGO. Please enlighten me.]

Swami replied:- Since you are asking the basic needs of worldly life, which are essential supporters of your body and life that are needed for the spiritual life, there is no harm in begging God for the basic needs. These basic needs also come under the account of spiritual life only because these are directly or indirectly needed as support for Nivrutti. An indirect support of Pravrutti also comes under the spiritual account only. You have purchased bricks for the construction of a house. The bricks are directly used in the construction. You have paid the transport expenses, which are not used in the construction directly. But, without the transport, the bricks will not reach you. Hence, not only the cost of bricks, but also, the transport expenses of bricks come under the account of house construction only. Even if you do not ask, God will help your Pravrutti. But, if you are begging God for the basic needs, it will be an opportunity for you to become a beggar before the holy feet of God. When the concept is unaffected, why shall you lose such a golden opportunity, which will certainly reduce even a trace of ego that is sticking to your basic ‘I’? Any item of Pravrutti that gives you mental peace and stability of life comes under the spiritual account only, provided you are thoroughly aware of this link. An ordinary worldly soul is also putting efforts for this peace and stability, but, none of his efforts are coming under the spiritual account because he is not aware of this link.

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