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Are you too proud?
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ášááŤá¸áąááź áĄááŻáášá¸ááźáŤá¸áąá
áá˛áˇ ááŹááááŹá¸ááŹ
ááášáĄááźáášáá˝ áĄááśáŻá¸áááášááŤáá°á¸á ááŽáááŻáá
ášáá˝áŹ ááášá¸áŤááášááŹá¸áá˛áˇ
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ášááŤáááášáˇááášá
Pride which cause you to be hated by others is
in good for nothing. The way to overcome the pride which I guide in this post will be valuable present for you.
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ááŹáášááŹááąáá¸ááşááłá¸ááᯠááşááłá¸áá˝ááášááášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇááŤááášá
Let's imagine Prince Siddhattha who gave us
the ideal way of removing the pride.
Prince Siddhattha overcame or removed
four kinds of pride after he saw the four Sights.
áá°áĄááŻáááŻáťááášáťááŽá¸ ááŻááşááłáťááášá¸áąážááŹáášáˇ ááŹáášááášááááᯠááášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇááášá
When he saw the old man, the pride in youth left him.
áá°ááŹáááŻáťááášáťááŽá¸ ááşáášá¸ááŹáťááášá¸áąážááŹáášáˇ ááŹáášááášááááᯠááášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇááášá
When he saw the sick man, the pride in health left him.
áá°áąááááŻáťááášáťááŽá¸ áááá˛áá
áášáá˛áˇ ááŹáášááášááááᯠááášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáášáá˛áˇááášá
When he saw the dead man, the pride in life left him.
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When he saw the monk, the pride in prosperity left him.
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ášáąááááŹáąááŹáˇáá˝áŹ áááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
If we remove these four types of pride from our mind,
we will not be shocked and distressed.
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ášááŻáĄááźááš ááŹáááášáąáááşááš ááááśááłááášá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇááᯠáˇ
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ášááŤá¸áąááź áĄááŻáášá¸ááźáŤá¸áąá
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áąááşáŹášáááŹá¸ááášáá˝áŹá¸áááŻáášááŤáááášáˇááášá
If you are being too proud of something,
contemplate yourself as the prince Siddhattha and
be mindful of the following changing conditions of life. Then you yourself will overcome or remove the pride which causes you to be hated by others.
ááŻááşááłáťááášá¸á áĄááŻááášá¸áťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All youth ends in old age.
ááşáášá¸ááŹáťááášá¸áąááźá ááŹááşáŹá¸áťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All health in sickness.
áĄáŹá¸áĄáášáťááášáˇáťáááłá¸áťááášá¸á ááşááá˛ááĄáŹá¸ááŻáášáťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All strength in importance.
áá˝ááťááášá¸á ááŻáášáĄááášá¸áááŻá¸ááźáŹá¸ááşáášá
áŽáťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All beauty in ugliness.
ááášáąáááąááşáŹážááŹá¸áťááášá¸á áąááˇáąááşáŹáášááśááťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All popularity in forgetfulness.
áąááˇááŹááášáá°áťááášá¸áąááźá áąááˇáąááşáŹáášááźáŹáťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All learning in forgetfulness.
áááŻáášáááĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸á ááášáááŹáááłááá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All possessions in empty hand.
ááŹáá°á¸áĄáŹááŹáąááźá áĄááŽá¸ááşáášáťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All position in loneliness.
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ášááášáá˛áˇáĄáąááŤáášá¸ááášá¸áąááźá ááźá˛ááźáŤáťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All friends in parting.
áá˝áášááášáąááá˛áˇáááąááźá áąáááśáŻá¸áťááášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááášá
All lives in death.
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ášááźáŹá¸ááŤááášá ááŽááᯠááťáá˛áá˛áˇ
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áĽášáąááźááᯠááášáĄááŹááá˝ ááášááášááąáĄáŹááš áááŻáášáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á
This process of changing is common to all of us -
to the rich and the poor alike, to the youth and the old. Nothing can stop this process of conditional things.
ááášáˇáááŻáášáááš áá°áá ášááŤá¸áááš ááŹááźáášááášááᯠᡠááášáááŻáá˛ááášáááš ááášáˇááášáťááášáˇááŹá¸áá°áąááź áąáááŹáááŻáášá¸áá˝áŹááá˝ááŤááášá ááŽááᯠááŹáá˝áááŻáášáá˛áˇ áĄáąáťááąááąááźážááŹá¸áá˝áŹ áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻá ááŹáąážááŹáášáˇáĄááźáášááŹáášááášáąáááá˛á
However you think you are more than others, there are higher and higher persons than you are in every place. Why are we too proud in good for nothing conditions?
áááááááŻáášáááá áá°áá ášááŤá¸áąááźáá˛á áĄááŻáášá¸ááśáťáá ášáąá ááášáˇ ááŹááááŹá¸áąááźááᯠá ááášáá˛áá˝áŹ áąááźá¸áťáá´áááŹá¸ááŤáá˛áá ááŹááááŻááášáá˝áŹá¸áťááášá¸áąážááŹáášáˇ áťáá ášáąáááá˛áˇ áĄáá˝áášááášá ááášááşáášá¸áąáťááááááᯠáĄáŹá¸áááŤá¸áááśá áŹá¸áááŻáášááŤá
Why will we keep the pride in mind which causes us to be hatred by others? Heartily enjoy the true happiness over removing the pride.