Simple self-respect

‘Pride’ in terms of self-obsession, arrogant aloofness, haughty superciliousness, or callous misanthropy is complicated convoluted dishonesty.  Simple self-respect on the other hand is quite straightforward. 

p63, Tracts of the Sun : An Earth Orbit of Vajrayana Expressions.  Ngakpa Chögyam and Khandro Déchen, Aro Books, 2022, ISBN 978-1-898185-28-4