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Chag Shtisamuchchay
6
4. Humility
This Jogi is humble. These Jogi men are humble with humility, they are never arrogant, haughty, or mad. The attainment of Chagidhani is the effect of humility, because without humility, there is no humility, meaning there is no humility of the soul towards the virtues of the soul, knowledge. Humility is the only way to attain self-knowledge (Spiritual education). Therefore, Jogi men are humble by nature, knowing the great effect of humility. Therefore, they maintain appropriate humility towards those who are superior to them in qualities; they perform appropriate services such as rising up and going to meet them, offering seats, worship, respect, and honor. They perform appropriate humility, respect, and reverence towards the Satpurush, the nectar of the Satpurush's words, and the means. And they do not even dream of disrespecting any of them in the slightest. Because they know that disrespect to one Satpurush, one Satvachan, or one Satsadhan is disrespect to all Satpurush, all Satvachan, and all Satsadhan. (See Shloka Footnote p. 423) And worship of one is worship of all, because all Sat is one undivided, inseparable, supreme nectar ocean form. Therefore, worship of one is worship of all, and insult of one is insult of all. Knowing this, these Bhava-Bhiru Jogi men stay away from disrespecting any Sat. And wherever they see qualities superior to their own, the souls of these true quality-loving Mumukhsus become joyful, and they naturally bow down to that quality with humility. They have an excess of "Gunupramaad". (See verse, p. 197-198)
But seeing qualities, they never become envious, or arrogant and haughty. Because they understand well that the reason why my soul, which is devoid of its own awareness, has been wandering for an infinite time, is that I did not serve the true saintly Guru. I did not give up that desire and arrogance. Because of this evil, wicked, great enemy-like arrogance, I have been suffering for so long; if I still hold on to false pride and do not serve the feet of the saintly, I will still have to endure the same worldly suffering. I have never heard of anyone's welfare being achieved through arrogance, but only through service with humility has anyone's welfare been achieved, is being achieved, and will be achieved. Indeed, the scriptures say that even if one has attained perfect knowledge through the teachings of a Sadguru, and the Guru himself is still in a state of delusion (with the veil of knowledge), even then, the Kevali Bhagavan still shows humility to that supremely benevolent Guru. Such are the teachings of humility that Shri Vitragdeva has spoken, the main purpose of which is "Subhag" - auspiciousness.