ABSTRACT
Humanity as such should have no self-esteem, as this self-esteem is another name for egoism, and ego must be effaced. Effacement of self-esteem and ego is absolutely needed for the student of yogic culture. Desire sublimated for the purpose of physical, mental and spiritual uplift is good, but the desire that wants to take advantage of the objects and things that exist for one to the exclusion of the other self is of the evil type. Aversion is looking at things in a greatly prejudiced way with utter disapproval. It is a prejudiced outlook on people and objects, expecting them to bring harm, when harm does not exist in either the objects or the people. The clinging to existence is love of physical existence, which is of plebeian quality, common to all men of the world. It is partiality for the life which is transitory, partiality for the life which is full of miseries and sadness.
