Unless you quit the habit of judging others, you will be very unhappy. You should never entertain the thoughts like "I am not fit for this (sadhana)". In fact you need to be free from this inferiority complex. There can be many reasons for this inferiority complex like "Others are better then I at practicing the tools of the sadhana". So there is a distinct possibility of developing inferiority complex from the habit of judging others. We need to strengthen our will power to produce lively and vigorous energy that is also capable to do just that (develop self confidence). Who can help us to remove this uncertainty but ourselves? The very desire that encourages us to be like certain other person has to be rejected completely. Our consciousness has to grow from within ourselves so do not get discouraged by these thoughts about capabilities of others. Not only that you cannot judge the level of inner sadhana of persons by their external efforts and certainly it is not possible to judge their degree of development spiritually. We will do injustice to ourselves if we try to judge others in this situation, resulting in grief and discouragement. We need to understand our own perceptions, inclinations and inner instincts regarding others and use it to develop our own introspection. After observing our defects, work and effort is needed to move forward from the prevailing situation. We need to use the tool of prayer at the same time to achieve the desired results.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Darshan
Edition 8; pages 146 - 147.
