"Throughout his life, a brahmana should consider material prestige to be like poison and dishonor to be like nectar. After all, if one learns to totolerate dishonor, then his agitation will subside and he will happily sleep, happily wake, and happily move about. The person who insults him will, because of his sin, become regretful, and his happiness in this and the next life will be vanquished." - (Manu-samhita 2.162-163)
Quoted by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura in "Brahmana O Vaisnava".
It is funny how this material world trains us for the exact opposite - to consider material prestige as nectar and dishonor like poison - no wonder Jesus Christ said "we should live in this world but not of this world"...perhaps he meant this.
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