SpiritualThinking is the Ultimate Way to Humility Personified.
Philippians 2:3-11 – Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. (Read More…)
James 4:6 – But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Luke 14:11 – For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Proverbs 22:4 – By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honor, and life.
1 Peter 5:6 – Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Matthew 23:12 – And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that shall humble himself shall be promoted.
Romans 12:3 – For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Colossians 3:12 – Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
John 3:30 – He must increase, but I must decrease.
Proverbs 11:2 – When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Bhagwat Gita
The Bhagavad-gita (13.08) lists humility as a laudable virtue integral to knowledge.
The absence of self-importance is a divine quality.
When God created man in His image and likeness, He intended man to think for himself, make his own decisions, and love all his fellow God-created human beings. Since God knew that man would veer away, like Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit, God is present in each of his creations as Divine Mind, always ready and willing to help if a man so wanted and desired. But man, driven by his ego and pride, wanted to conquer others, subjugate them, become greedy for worldly material wealth and possessions, and grab others’ share of God’s intended wealth. The more he went astray, the more he became proud, developed a big ego, became inconsiderate of others, and developed narcissistic qualities. As man went farther away from good grades, the balance between good and evil got perturbed, resulting in many false manifestations such as the pandemic, sickness, poverty, crimes, global warming, etc. Men started fighting against each other in unfair competition for the available resources. It did not have to be that way since God always has plenty for everyone, but this needed man to step aside and reach out to God. A simple way of reaching out to God is through meditation and prayer. But to be effective, man must first acknowledge and understand that God is all in all and is present inside each of us as a Devine Mind. Once we know that, we start melting away our human ego, and our human thoughts can open up the channels of communication with the Divine Mind inside, and soon, we start getting God’s input on our human mind. It begins with a humble understanding that God is inside us, ready to help, and He is the only Power. That is what humility is—recognizing that without God, we are nothing and humble ourselves before Him. Unfortunately, humanly egoistic people think of themselves as all-powerful, and it will be hard for them to practice Spiritual Thinking. This is discussed in an earlier post: Eternal Conflict of the Human Ego and Divine Mind:
Frequently human systems and authoritarian individuals mistake humility as total submission to them. That is absolute vanity. A humble person bows and fears only God; all other human beings, whether presidents, high officials, or janitors, are equal human beings. A janitor with a high moral character and integrity is higher in God’s eyes than a haughty and mighty king. God can make a janitor out of a king and a king out of a janitor. This is to be borne in mind before we judge people with our human eyes and egoistic mind. Any selfish person can never grow spiritually. The essential requirement for spirituality is selfless nature and respect for other God-created human beings. In the modern world, a soft-spoken, humble person is considered a wimp. Frequently, these people are more intelligent and spiritual, with high self-esteem, compared to aggressive, self-righteous, loudmouth, and boisterous people with shallow intellect and intelligence. Soft-spoken individuals have much respect for others, and because they respect themselves, they also respect others. That is wisdom in action. That is what humility personified.
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