What was Hemadpant's personality like before his transformation?

Chapter 2 provides a candid description of the author's initial character before he was known as Hemadpant. He describes himself as being mischievous, talkative, cynical, and highly critical. He possessed what he calls an 'impurity' of knowledge, meaning he was arrogant about his intellect and had a logic-driven mind. The text states he was always proud of his own wisdom and prone to argumentation. This self-assessment highlights a personality that was initially far from the devotion he later espoused, as he knew nothing of a Satguru's greatness and was guided by a 'bad intellect.'