Gnani with Youth Questioner: One can understand that the justification and the protection of faults, by way of speech, is‘ upraanu’( taking its side or being partial to the mistake). Can it also be done by way of our thoughts? Pujyashri: It is not so. It is still subtle in thought. When is it‘ upraanu’? When someone points out to you that you have spoiled something, and if you feel that it is true and that it is your mistake. Simultaneously, you also feel that her method is correct whereas yours was incorrect and indeed what she is doing is right and you feel that you should support her. Then, if at the same time your friend comes to you and says,“ Why aren’ t you active this time? Why have you passed on your work to someone else” and you reply,“ No, no. She bullied me and snatched everything from me, otherwise I would have done it!” Then it is because your ego is enraged, you rushed to protect your‘ position’. She knows that it is wrong to deal with situations with anger. Yet, she gets angry