Humility: A Symptom of Courage
Humility: A Symptom of Courage
Conversely, pride is a symptom of fear.
A prideful mindset spoils the ability to saturate the mind and heart with Śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma. Kṛṣṇa is just not attracted to it.
Pride comes as an anxiety reaction to a perceived threat. Ironically, the more prideful our mind is, the more fearful we are of our environment. A solution is to not see threats but opportunities, “Kṛṣṇa has arranged this circumstance for me to take shelter and see Him work his magic.”
Sometimes we have the means and responsibility to change the environment; often times we don’t. Then we’ve got two choices:
— find a different environment
— find a different way of seeing our current environment
If either result in pride, we’ve missed the point. The advice given by Mahāprabhu to be more tolerant than a tree and more humble than a blade of grass is not just for when we’re sailing on the breeze of good circumstance. That’s easy. It takes on significant meaning during times of hardship, but we need to be honest and cry out a little for help. Kṛṣṇa will never disappoint.
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