Suttur, August 13, 2025: “Let ego fade away and let Shiva’s spirit remain,” said Sri H.B. Devanna on the 21st day of the Shravan month at Suttur Srikshetra.
Addressing devotees, he emphasized the importance of humility and truthfulness. “One should abandon ego and act with humility and wisdom. Man constantly believes happiness lies in money, wealth, jobs, houses, power, political position, or fame. In reality, true happiness is not found in external possessions, but in one’s way of life and an open mind. One should not wish harm to others, nor be swayed by praise or criticism. Devotion should be practiced without ego,” he said.
Sri Devanna cautioned that when the mind is filled with the thought of ‘I am doing it’, it becomes haunted by ego. If the ego is uprooted and the mind is surrendered to divinity, God grants blessings, as expressed in the words of Basavanna.
He illustrated this with the life of Mereminda Dev, a great sage and devotee of Lord Shiva from Chengannur. Born in a