One must uphold the intention of ‘ Let no living being be hurt through this ego ’. Yet , if someone gets hurt one should do pratikraman for it and move on .
What is the difference between pride ( maan ) and selfrespect ( swamaan )? Pride is ego with my-ness and self-respect is pride with a boundary , pride for which one is qualified . Selfrespect is engaged in protection of this pride . In the worldly life , self-respect is a virtue but the one who wants liberation will have to let go of this self-respect also . To set up protection against insult is self-respect .
An abhimaani person will exhibit all his possessions but the person with false pride with my-ness ( mithyabhimaani ) will boast ‘ we have this and we have that ’; when really he has nothing .
Insult is the ‘ thermometer ’, i . e . a gauge to measure pride . When insulted , if one gets affected , that verily shows the existence of pride .
A nirmaani person i . e . one who claims or holds the belief within of ‘ I am without pride ’ will have the ego of , ‘ I am without pride .’ This ego is very subtle . Such ego too will have to go if he wants liberation .
The Gnani Purush is with and without inclination ( spruha ). He is completely disinclined towards the non-self of others ( nispruha ) and completely inclined ( saspruha ) towards the Souls of others .
There is no unmattata ( reaction of swelling with pride ) in the Gnani Purush . People swell with pride when they have money in their pockets and in the Gnani , there is no such reaction even when he is surrounded with luxury .
The Gnani Purush does not have any ‘ I-ness ’ ( potapanu ). He is not the owner of the mind , speech or body at all .
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