According to Osho, when you haven’t realized your Buddha nature, another’s presence becomes a mirror: if the ego seeks to be superior, you’ll feel inferior through comparison; inferiority and superiority arise together. In true love for the Master, comparison drops, remembrance of your own perfection dawns, and both inferiority and superiority disappear—bowing then is gratitude for this dissolving.
If you compare yourself to a wise person, you may feel small, but when you stop comparing and love, you remember you’re already whole.