When arrogance is positive, it is easy to find out. But negative arrogance is rather difficult to see or to know. Negative arrogance is the arrogance when you say, “No, I cannot do that,” --------------------------- Excerpt from Shunryu Suzuki lecture - 69-03-16 - as found on shunryusuzuki.com. Edited by DC - Going through Suzuki lectures and posting anything that can stand on its own. Not looking for zingers or "the best of." I find that following these excerpts daily provides another way to experience Suzuki's teaching.