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always remains in search of better means to speed up his progress. While intensifying his craving (Lagan) he must at the same time be as submissive to his guide as a school boy is to the teacher. Greatness lies in humility and meekness. So every abhyasi should develop meekness. One rises to prominence only when he thinks himself to be humble and low. Humility brings forth what arrogance cannot. As I could discover after a life's experience, the greatest obstruction on the path of spirituality is offered by our feelings of partiality and prejudice, which may be roughly assumed as a type of ahamkara. One must, therefore never part with this noble virtue of meekness and humility. God belongs to no caste, creed or society. Hence, there must be no difference between man and man. Pride and arrogance have therefore too be eschewed, and if one does not heed this virtue, he is swerving away from the path of duty or dharma and even of spirituality.
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