Spirit of Light
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What does it mean to you, to be humble?
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What does it mean?
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GoodbyeDave
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The dictionary defines "humble" as being of low social status or as having a low opinion of oneself. I hope that neither could be said of me!
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Oops,,, I have no sosial status and i have no opinion about me.
74x12
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Here is my Christian perspective.
- Resist the urge to boast (beginning to understand humility)
- Acknowledge your flaws when confronted about it (Now you're swallowing your pride)
- Admit someone else is better than you at something you think you're good at. (you're being realistic but it's a start towards humility)
- This one is harder. Admitting you're wrong about something when you've been championing it for awhile. This is a teachable attitude and is a sign of true humility.
- Resist the urge to even congratulate yourself (to other people) even when you know you deserve it. This is a step up from not boasting. Now you're not even giving yourself due credit. (Extra humble person)
- Taking undeserved abuse from people and not saying a word in your own defense. (This is what Jesus did when they put Him on trial)
- Doing embarrassing things in front of others and not even caring what they think about it; because you know it's the right thing to do. (Jesus did this; the death by crucifixion was the most shameful death they could give someone. It meant you were disgraced and a criminal. Jesus did it anyway even though He could have avoided it.)
Peace
I think the moment you realise you’re humble you stop being humble; to me being truly humble is about being unaware of whatever virtues you may have. I’d say there is a difference between behaving in a humble manner and being truly humble. Anyone can try and behave in a humble manner but I think genuinely humble people are rare. Perhaps it's a form of naivety?
Those are my tentative thoughts on the matter.
Those are my tentative thoughts on the matter.
To not think of yourself as superior to others.
We all have our set of skills and knowledge. I may have a different set of skills/knowledge than someone else. That doesn't make me superior, just different.
That's very close to my thoughts.
To me, the more someone thinks of himself, the less truly humble he or she is. The key word is "I". Thinking "I am virtuous" or "I am a miserable sinner" both involve "I", the ego, the sense of self.
There's a piece by Kabir that I really like here, because it illustrates how tricky the sense of self can permeate even with apparent success in the spiritual path:
Friend, please tell me what I can do about this world
I hold to, and keep spinning out!
I gave up sewn clothes, and wore a robe,
but I noticed one day that the cloth was well woven.
So I bought some burlap, but I still
throw it elegantly over my left shoulder
I pulled back my sexual longings,
and now I discover that I'm angry a lot.
I gave up rage, and now I notice
that I am greedy all day.
I worked hard at dissolving the greed,
and now I am proud of myself.
When the mind wants to break its link with the world
it still holds on to one thing.
Kabir says: Listen my friend,
there are very few that find the path!
It is a great feeling. I am, without doubt, the most humble person in the visible Universe.
Ciao
- viole
osgart
Nothing my eye, Something for sure
I consider humility as the capacity to see your own self as you are, and not higher then you ought to.
I disregard the definition of lowly and unimportant. Humility is a virtue, and perhaps a lost one too.
If humility is lowliness, and unimportance of self then that strips the word of any good meaning.
Humility is the strength to recognize your own self as you truly are. Humility is the beginning of a wise journey toward enlightenment and growth.
If i am lowly or of great importance instead its important to recognize it as truly deserves, so as to avoid haughtiness.
I disregard the definition of lowly and unimportant. Humility is a virtue, and perhaps a lost one too.
If humility is lowliness, and unimportance of self then that strips the word of any good meaning.
Humility is the strength to recognize your own self as you truly are. Humility is the beginning of a wise journey toward enlightenment and growth.
If i am lowly or of great importance instead its important to recognize it as truly deserves, so as to avoid haughtiness.
To be the antithesis of how more than a few people typically portray themselves on RF.
