Asau maya hatah shatrun hanishye caparan api, ishvaro 'ham aham bhogi siddho 'ham balavan sukhi
That enemy has been slain by me, and I shall slay others too. I am the lord. I am the enjoyer. I am perfect, powerful, and happy. This internal boast of the demoniac reveals their core delusion: they mistake themselves for the supreme controller, the ultimate enjoyer, and the independent cause of their own success.
- •The root delusion of the demoniac is seeing themselves as the supreme controller and enjoyer
- •Pride in one's own power, perfection, and happiness is the hallmark of the demoniac ego
- •False lordship — usurping God's role — is the deepest form of the demoniac nature