Chapter 5 verse 18
“Sages look with an equal eye upon a brahmana endowed
with learning and humility, on a cow, on an elephant, and even on a dog and an
outcaste”
A realized person who sees the divine resident in all
sentient and insentient beings, does not discriminate between the entire
spectrum of existence- highest order of men to lowest order of men classified
by their behavior NOT birth as well the entire animal kingdom. People tend to
be attracted to groups within ourselves driven by country, language, religion,
caste, mental tendencies and get comfortable with that kind of company. The
truly realized person does not have these narrow inclinations. They don’t meet
any strangers in this world whether it is an animal or men of all hues and
backgrounds. This is an important lesson to recognize one’s inherent
unconscious biases and overcome them.
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