Can you describe the author's personality and mindset before he was given the name 'Hemadpant'?

In Chapter 2, the author provides a candid self-assessment of his character before his transformation. He describes his initial self as being mischievous, talkative, cynical, and critical. He admits to being arrogant about his knowledge, having a logic-driven mind, and being prone to argumentation. He states that he knew nothing of the Satguru's greatness and possessed a "bad intellect." This pride in his own wisdom, he explains, made him unfit for self-knowledge at the time.