There are two types of respect.The first is respect that comes too you because of your position, fame, or wealth. This type of respect is impermanent. It can be lost once you loose your wealth or status. The second type of respect comes because of your smile and your virtues such as honesty, kindness, commitment and patience. This respect no one can take away.
The less you are attached to your virtues, the more self-respect you have. When you get attached to your virtues, you disdain others and then your virtues start diminishing. Non-attachment to virtues brings the highest self-respect.
Ego is often confused with self-esteem.Ego needs another for comparison, but self-esteem is just confidence in oneself.For example, a gentleman claiming that he is skilled in mathematics or geography has self-esteem.But to say, "I know better than you," is ego.
Ego simply means lack of respect for the Self. Your ego will often leave you upset but if you have self-esteem you will be unshaken by external factors. In self-respect everything is a game, winning or losing has no meaning, every step is joy and every move is a celebration. With Self-esteem you simply realize that you have it.
talk by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The less you are attached to your virtues, the more self-respect you have. When you get attached to your virtues, you disdain others and then your virtues start diminishing. Non-attachment to virtues brings the highest self-respect.
Ego is often confused with self-esteem.Ego needs another for comparison, but self-esteem is just confidence in oneself.For example, a gentleman claiming that he is skilled in mathematics or geography has self-esteem.But to say, "I know better than you," is ego.
Ego simply means lack of respect for the Self. Your ego will often leave you upset but if you have self-esteem you will be unshaken by external factors. In self-respect everything is a game, winning or losing has no meaning, every step is joy and every move is a celebration. With Self-esteem you simply realize that you have it.
talk by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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