The Seba library treats Respect in 9 passages, across 7 authors (including Easwaran, Eknath, Miller, William R., Ricoeur, Paul).
To everyone, it is necessary to behave with respect: to those who help us, to those who hinder us, to those who talk nicely to us, to those who do not talk to us at all. This is the secret of perfect human relations.
Easwaran argues that respect extended unconditionally to all persons—regardless of their attitude toward us—is the foundational discipline of samabuddhi and the engine of spiritual transformation.
, The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary, 1975thesis
This partnership aspect of MI spirit bespeaks a profound respect for the other… Your purpose is to understand the life before you, to see the world through this person’s eyes rather than superimposing your own vision.
Miller grounds the entire spirit of Motivational Interviewing in a profound respect understood as epistemic humility and non-possessive acceptance rooted in Rogerian unconditional positive regard.
, Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, Third Edition, 2013thesis
Respect, which we have made the emblematic title of the entire doctrine of morality, will receive its full significance only after its triadic structure has been assured.
Ricoeur elevates respect to the architectonic principle of moral philosophy, insisting that its meaning is inseparable from the dialectic of autonomy, universality, and the recognition of persons.
, Oneself as Another, 1992thesis
The woman in recovery has developed respect for her self and for her needs, wants, and wishes, and she receives respect from others in return. When you come to know yourself deeply and accept yourself, you don’t have to live your life looking for approval from others.
Brown frames self-respect as the developmental achievement of recovery—the condition that enables authentic belonging and liberates women from codependent approval-seeking.
, A Place Called Self: Women, Sobriety, and Radical Transformation, 2004thesis
Narcissism: 1) Self-esteem 2) Self-respect 3) Confidence 4) Admiration 5) Energy and Power
Flores positions self-respect as a constitutive element of healthy narcissism within the shame-narcissism balance, distinguishing it from pathological grandiosity on one side and shame-prone worthlessness on the other.
, Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations An, 1997supporting
We begin the practice of equal love and respect for all right in our home… even if our opinions differ, this is no reason for us not to love and respect one another.
Easwaran locates the practice of universal respect within the domestic sphere, arguing that differences of opinion or generation need not interrupt the equal regard owed to all household members.
, The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary, 1975supporting
Self-Respect Effectiveness: Self-respect effectiveness is about asserting one’s own needs and beliefs while still being mindful of the other person’s perspective and feelings. It helps individuals assert themselves in a way that preserves their self-respect.
DBT operationalises self-respect as a trainable interpersonal skill, linking boundary-setting and assertive communication directly to the preservation of self-regard.
, DBT Skills Training Manual: Practical Workbook for Therapists, 2021supporting
It is rare for anyone to pay enough respect to himself.
Pascal’s aphorism, cited without elaboration, anticipates later depth-psychological observations that deficient self-respect is the ordinary human condition rather than the exception.
, Pensées, 1670aside
each of us in ourselves is a family, whose members are the body, senses, mind, and intellect, who seldom pay any respect to the advice of the head, the Atman.
Easwaran applies the concept of respect to the intra-psychic hierarchy, suggesting that the soul’s internal order depends on the lower faculties heeding the counsel of the Atman.
, The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living: A Verse-by-Verse Commentary, 1975aside