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BALANCED EXISTENCE AND STAGES OF PROGRESS
us equal rights to love him and to be happy, here we unfortunately look at the other person and say he seems to be happier than me and then we get into troubles. Comparison - contrast, when we have got a plus side it leads to arrogance, pride and prejudice is common for both. And this thing definitely affects our balanced living. If one is seeking balanced living, first he should try to get rid of the idea of comparing himself with others. Know that we have come from the same source where the other person has come and one has as much right to go to him as the other has. There is no need for oneself to compare himself with others. Once comparison is lost, hierarchy is lost. Then there will be a universe of people who are prepared to understand, compassionately each other and the great Krishna’s dictum 'Bodhayanthi parasparam will come. We try to exchange our views, our thoughts, our difficulties. We move on, we move on the path, nobody is superior, nobody is inferior. There is only one superior and that is the Divine, and every one of us is the children of that God. Once we understand this we get balanced living.
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