VEDANTA

Science of Consciousness

adambitva

adambhitva

Absence (a-) of pretension (dambhitva). Not boasting of something that is not my merit. Not having a façade. Be authentic. Be yourself.

Extended definition:
  • adambitva

    If I honestly look at myself as a person, this value (also qualification for freedom) goes very deep, because even mind, body, aptitude and talents belong to īśvara, and because therefore I cannot be the doer, and therefore cannot claim my actions.

    So if I am completely honest with myself, I see in the end that none of the achievements is mine, but that all achievements are of īśvara. Free from hypocrisy, presumption and self-glorification.

    The devas agni and vayu suffered from pretentiousness in Kena Upaniṣad chapter 3. They claimed a victory that did not belong to them. Īśvara in the form of a yakṣa then subtly taught them a lesson.

The explanation of this Sanskrit term was written by Simon de Jong.
On the index page you will find the complete Sanskrit glossary.

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