The Bhāva door

Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.

Pride, ego, arrogance

I think I am better than others · I can't admit I am wrong · I need to be recognized

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च |

dambho darpo.abhimānaśca krodhaḥ pāruṣyameva ca .

16.4 Hypocrisy, arrogance and self-conceit, anger and also harshness and ignorance, belong to one who is born for a demoniacal state, O Partha (Arjuna).

Why this verse: Pride, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance — these qualities belong to those born of demonic nature. A mirror held to the ego.

BG 18.58Bhagavad Gītā

मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि |

maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi matprasādāttariṣyasi .

18.58 Fixing thy mind on Me, thou shalt by My grace overcome all obstacles; but if from egoism thou wilt not hear Me, thou shalt perish.

Why this verse: If you do not act with the consciousness that I am the supreme, not considering Me, you shall be lost. The ego that forgets the divine is the root of downfall.