Colours of Pride

Pride needs to be addressed and hence its awareness and required actions are important.
It is important to be aware of the levels of Pride and the elements of it. One’s Pride of:
L1 – Attainment Level
1. Knowledge
2. Intelligence
3. State – peaceful, satisfied and happy

L2 – Self-Transformation Level
4. Skills
5. Abilities
6. Qualities
7. Powers
8. Achievements

L3 – Gross Level – Acquisition Level
9. Possessions
10. Status
11. Background
12. Family and friends
13. Appearance

L3 level elements are the ones which we are born with or acquired early on in life. Some of the elements we may not have much control on but not being proud of those is important.
L2 level elements are the ones we acquire with time and therefore it is easy to get carried away by them.
L1 are the elements which are very subtle and also very ironical.
अंहकार = सम ऑफ़ अभिमान
Actions:
1. Remove the unwanted attributes/objects/elements from all the appearances and representations (body, speech, facial expressions, actions, emails, blogs, writings)
2. Create mental alerts for each of the elements of pride where one is likely to err.
3. Avoid unsolicted teaching.
4. Keep reminding oneself and practising 1 and 2.