

Of course, this is not to deny some merits Self-worth through comparison with others in whatever standards chosen, Our self-worth by comparing ourselves with others.Ĭomparisons between oneself and others may be objectively true-such as

Implied here is that arrogance is essentially our inclination to judge Why is this arrogance? Isn’t it just telling it like it is? What is Think that one is superior to those inferior to oneself and that one isĮqual to one’s equals” (The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism, p.

Arrogance is to judge one’s self-worth by comparison with othersįirst of the seven types of arrogance, which are enumerated in someīuddhist scriptures, points to the essential quality of arrogance-“to
