is diminished and if deceit enters into making one wanting
respect, there will be total darkness. There is no objection in
enjoying respect that comes naturally but if it leads to
covetousness for wanting more respect (maan will increase)
then this deformity of pride results in intoxication of pride; that
is objectionable. The very existence of pride makes one ugly,
and then he cannot be attractive. One’s pride persists because
there is an inherent belief in one that others are inferior.
Can the one who loves respect, love insult with the same
intensity? A constant awareness that avoids being insulted is
verily beggary for pride.
Who is the one who receives insults and respects? Is it the
Soul i.e. the real Self? No. This is the affliction of the ego. If you
are the Self, no one can insult you. Does respect or insult have
any connection to the Soul?
In Akram Vignan, You become separate the moment You
say, ‘the one who was insulted is not I’.
If you see the person insulting you as obliging you, then it
will erode the pride within.
In the ignorant state (non-Self-realization state) if the fear
of insult leaves, one becomes shameless and hurtful to others,
whereas if the fear of insult leaves after one receives Gnan, one
becomes completely independent.
There are various phases of pride (maan): Pride with my-
ness (abhimaan), false arrogance (ghamand), hot temper
(tumakhi), head strong (tundmijaji), self-respect (swamaan),
false pride and false my-ness (mithyabhimaan).
When one says, ‘My name is Lalvo’, recognize that he is
only egotistic. There is only ego. (Lalvo is a nickname for Lallu.
Nicknames are typically used for peons.). When he says, ‘I am
Lallubhai’, means that there is also pride along with the ego
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