Core Insight:
According to Osho, pride is an egoic disease rooted in comparison—'I am superior'—which breeds constant hurt, competition, and ambition. Self-respect is humble dignity: recognizing everyone’s uniqueness, neither above nor below. It makes no claims, yet cannot be demeaned; it avoids aggression but firmly resists attack, not to belittle others but to affirm rightness. Thus self-respect stands back, needs no swagger, and never accepts slavery.