2015 Week 4: The Virtue of Humility When I think about the people I admire & who inspire me, they all tend to share a common virtue: humility. They carry a humble presence with them in their interactions. And while it seems gentle, it doesnt seem weak. Rather, it seems wise. It puts me at ease and makes me feel welcome in their presence. There is a certain warmth to the spirit of humility that diminishes the egos tendency to proclaim any sense of spiritual superiority. Living in the yogasphere is an interesting place to reside. For the most part it is amply supplied with positivity, love, genuine inquiry & inspiration. But I do sometimes feel that tinge of the spiritual ego. That sense of, Im more awake than you. My guess is weve all encountered this in one form or another. Perhaps weve even heard that voice arise within ourselves. That my path is the real path voice. And its true that your path is the real path. For you. And mine for me. We are all right where we need to be to learn the lessons we are ready to receive. Knowing this removes the unconscious tendency to feel more than or better than someone else- a thought pattern that ironically could only be produced by the ego. My wish for each of us is that we find grace is in our challenges and be humble in our progress. Otherwise we run the risk of simply creating a new, separate self identity- the same underlying ways of being just adorned in a more spiritual attire. We can dismantle this tendency by cultivating humility so that we may move forward with a humble heart, truly connected in the ground of spirit. Where we are all equal.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:57:08 +0000
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