Item 8 in Eight Mental Dusts
Arrogance
Avoid inflated status claims and contempt for others.
- Position
- 8
- Form
- Mixed formulation
- Obligation
- Context-dependent
- Wording status
- Translation
- Intended audience
- Tenrikyo followers, with broader reflective application
- Last reviewed
- 28 June 2026
Names and terminology
Canonical name: Arrogance
Source wording
Avoid inflated status claims and contempt for others.
Broader interpretation
Avoid inflated status claims and contempt for others.
Practical meaning
Avoid inflated status claims and contempt for others.
Ethical purpose
This principle is intended to guide conduct, character and relationships in accordance with the parent framework.
Variations across schools or traditions
Interpretation and application may vary across communities, translations and individual circumstances.
Criticism and difficult cases
This principle should be applied with attention to evidence, consent, equality, power, foreseeable harm and realistic alternatives.
Truth By Reason analysis
Avoid inflated status claims and contempt for others. Its ethical force depends on whether its application reduces avoidable harm and respects equal human dignity.
Ethical themes
Sources
- Tenrikyo — Dusts of the Mind Mainstream secondary source