What does it mean to be conceited?

In the higher life there is no such thing as ambition for self. 

The object of every student of truth is to obtain knowledge to be of greater use to his fellowman. No matter what ambition he may have had to start with, when the student recognises himself, he polarises himself on the plane of common sense and goes to work. 

That is the way. 

Do something for somebody else and forget the personal for a time. In becoming self-reliant you do not want to depend on the false self—that means what you call conceit. 

You must depend on the real self—then you make no mistakes.

—Ione in Spirit