Acharya Prashant explains that smallness, or 'kshudrata', is defined by the degree of separation one creates between themselves and the world. This smallness manifests as rigid boundaries of acceptance and rejection, where anything outside a narrow circle of self-interest is viewed with indifference or hostility. He describes the expansion of the ego boundary as the process of reducing this sense of 'otherness'. While caring for one's family is a step above pure selfishness, it is still a limited state. True progress involves extending one's concern to the community, the nation, and eventually all of existence, effectively dissolving the ego by making it all-inclusive.
