Factors that come in the way of recognizing the enlightened:-
"There are three major faults in preventing the people from recognizing the enlightened being;
one is the ego in the form of 'I know, I understand it' that prevails within.
The second is the greater attachment for the possessions than that towards the enlightened.
The third is turning the face against the enlightened or not to revere them properly because of the fear of popular belief, disgrace or condemnation.
These three factors keep one away from the enlightened.
He considers them like himself; he weighs the thinking of the enlightened and the scriptural precepts on his own scale.
On getting even a slight knowledge from books, he tends to display it in various ways.
All such drawbacks are covered within the above-mentioned three faults and wrong contact is the instrumental cause thereof... (416)
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