Fighting pride Someone recently asked me how we can fight pride within ourselves. I answered that sometimes the best way to fight pride is just to take a look around—at the ocean, the sea, the sky, the stars…. When we do this, we will come to realize that we are like a little pebble by the side of the road compared to the magnitude of the rest of creation. In fact, there are times when pride is not such a bad thing; for instance, being proud of our families or an accomplishment can push us forward to do more good in the world. Consider how we often talk about destroying the ego and making it so it doesn’t exist. But this isn’t always the best route in spirituality because there are two sides to ego: one that causes destruction and separation, and the other that forces us to go forward, improve, and create pathways that will make other people’s lives better. As long as we are alive, we will have needs, desires, aspirations…and pride. The question we have to ask ourselves is what we’re going to do with our pride. Are we going to exhibit it in a way that makes us feel superior to others? Or will we use it to push ourselves forward? Will we turn pride into humility and deal and work with other people with an open mind
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:48:26 +0000
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