” My son, my daughter,
When a heart is full of the knowledge of self,
the praises of men are like sea waves that rise and overflow,
– but never go out of their boundary.
In the same way, human praises
– yell and shout,
– they clamor,
– they get close even to the heart.
But in finding it full and well surrounded
– by the strong walls of the knowledge of self,
they are unable to find a place for themselves.
And they drawback, causing no damage to the soul.
So, this is what you must be careful about:
taking the praises and scorns of creatures into no account.”