Man's Dignity in the Transcendent Philosophy

Man, according to the theosophy, has dignity. When man's dignity is looked at from the view of theosophy, especially Sadra's philosophy, and when our aim is defining its philosophical principles and things related to them, we find that dignity is something actual and existential, not ideational. And since existence is gradational, dignity also has various grades. Accordingly, intrinsically man has dignity, that is, dignity is essential tohuman nature and it is consistenet and unchangeable in the order of creation. One can reach high status of dignity through some ideals of perfection like knowledge, faith and piety. Though man's intrinsic dignity cannot be disconnected from man, man will be deprived of dignity if he/she does not seek to refine him/her self and have high moral standards.