Hari Om
One should avoid or give up consciously the following 36 Pride /Ego / Ignorance /Arrogance/ Delusion Indicators for realizing God ASAP. Praying to God and not quitting these indicators will not give any spiritual results. Even material results will be delayed or denied based on karmic balance sheet.
Pride / Ego / Ignorance indicators as per Scriptures:
1. Lamenting and being resentful.
2. Refusing or not willing to thank God or others
3. Anger
4. Considering yourself as better than others
5. Having an exaggerated or inflated view of your importance, gifts, talents and capabilities and abilities.
6. Very much Focused on the lack of gifts and abilities
7. Want of Perfection and fault finding on others for lack of perfection.
8. Excessive idle talk, divisive talk and loose talks
9. Talking / Boasting about yourself.
10. Wanting too much power,independence or control
11. Worried about and consumed about what others think about you. Looking for certification from others.
12. Being devastated or angered by criticism. Not able to withstand when mistakes pointed out.
13. Not willing to accept or appreciate others or their views or accomplishments.
14. Being unteachable.
15. Being sarcastic, hurtful, degrading, talking down to others.
16. Lack of service attitude, Laziness
17. Lack of compassion
18. Being defensive or blame-shifting or cunning.
19. Refusing to admit when you are wrong.
20. Not willing to confess or repent for sins and not asking forgiveness from God and others.
21. Not willing to pray regularly.
22. Resisting laws, rules, regulations or being disrespectful to scriptures.
23. Voicing preferences or opinions when not asked.
24. Minimizing your own sin and shortcomings
Maximizing others’ sin and shortcomings. Being judgmental and condemning.
25. Being impatient or irritable with others
26. Jealousy and Envy
27. Loving Things and Using People.
28. Covering up and hiding sins, faults, and mistakes
29. Doubting scriptures, God and Guru.
30. Thinking special or close to GOD just because you belong to a particular religion, caste or sect.
31. Hatred towards other community or religion.
32. Commenting negatively on others good work or services.
33. Being extroverted or excessive in entertainment, enjoyment and indulgence for sensory pleasures.
34. Lust and Greed
35. Attention seeking and Being Self centered.
36. Always wanting in relationships than giving.
Everyone should check these indicators and give up one by one as soon as possible to climb the spiritual ladder swiftly.
Hope it is clear……Guruji.
GF’ Blessings. Om Tat Sat.