Namaste,

The more we spiritually ascend, the more tolerant, patient and humble we become............. no doubt about it.

But in majority of cases, including my own 'bettering self', a certain degree of a gentler form of egotism settles down. That is, feeling empowered by overwhelming sense of 'goodness' - feeling that one is 'good', 'dignified', etc... eventually leading to a sense of being better than others!

This situation is an trap for the spiritual progress, imho, because, the more good we tend to do, the higher is the sathweega ahamkara (gentle egotism).

A person with sathweega ahamkara does not overtly react on being provoked. However, he has a tendency to express his anger in a gentler way because he feels his goodness has been abused or is not amply rewarded.

1. Have you been a victim of Sathweega ahamkara and how did you escape from its clutches?

2. How will a person, not a saint or a yogi, but having a truly humbler disposition with minimal sathweega ahamkara, respond when being provoked? Is it ok for such a person to express anger as is? Your thoughts?

Many thanks.