[Buddha-l] Re: Filtered Buddhism

[Joy Vriens]

Richard,

>That's probably why maana is the last obstacle to go. Once one is an arhant,  
>the need for improvement is past. Until then, people need to give themselves  
>grades by comparing themselves to others. 

What if or when one doesn't compare onself to others, does that mean one is an arhant? Or can the arhants still decide in that case that you're not one of them, like they did to Ananda? 

Joy