Ego vs Humility

Some people are so EGOTISTICAL that they think they're humble. For me this is the most annoying type of human being which I wouldn't mind slapping around a little.

Somebody who thinks they know humility, and pretends to act all humble, when under the surface there is clearly shit hitting the fan, an over cleverness and an over righteous attitude.

Being humble is a very sacred state between an individual and the Guru, the Universe and God. Humility is in not caring what other people think, being compassionately truthful and totally AUTHENTIC. Authenticity lacks in an egomaniac. There is just an image which must be protected, an idealism, a pompous over-perfection. It really makes my blood boil sometimes! :@

A humble person is straight up, says it how it is, and yet is not doing it out of anger but instead out of integrity and truth. A humble person radiates total respect for the other, has authentic sweetness and compassion for all. Again that buzz word: authentic which can be defined as what you see is what you get.

Egotistical people like to bullshit often, sweet talk just to play games, and have an idea that they have a reputation to protect. I personally don't buy it and don't indulge in it myself. The truth is sometimes sharp and politically incorrect, but I prefer it over living a lie and covering up everything just to look good in front of people.

So there we have it - a not so comprehensive introduction to humility vs ego - but I hope you got the flavour ;)

Love,

J.

P.S. This blog post is intentionally written in a VERY provoking style to get across the idea of "not caring what other people think". In reality what other people think is also very important, and should be balanced against the idea of not caring what people think (a complimentary contradiction in terms which shall be explained in a later article on this fascinating subject)

Spiritual Ego

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Progress and Comparison

Progress comes when progress stops,
Like the stopping of a ticking clock,
Like time becoming a timeless lot,
Like life becomes what is and is not.

Comparison, a useless activity,
Uniqueness, the only reality,
Stop comparing against another,
Eliminate the duality altogether.

Success, a self-created ideology,
Its just a simple psychology,
No one is a prodigy,
Everyone is just biology.

Performance, just an idea,
Just another comparison,
Creating an inner fear,
Of not making it, my dear.

Steer towards nothing,
To have access to everything,
Taking no stance,
Makes the Universe sing.

Bring yourself to zero,
You are nothing, nothing,
Then you will be a hero,
You'll be something, something.

One thing is very clear,
Peer into oneself,
Find a silent place,
To clear the piling shelf.

Never will life be the same,
Life loses its apparent game,
To all the Gods, a shame,
Nobody left to blame.

Fame and forture is yours,
Universe works it all out,
Transcend self-created laws,
Accepting all the flaws.

Perfection is possible,
But not the perfection you know,
Perfection is not trying,
Perfection is the inner glow.

Show your true light,
Share your inner wisdom,
Challenge your apparent sight,
Don't flight and don't fight.

Height of life is humility,
Might of life is tranquility,
Key of life is nothingness,
Face of life is oneness.

Vaheguru. Vaheguru.
Vaheguru. Vaheguru.
Vaheguru. Vaheguru.
Vaheguru. Vaheguru.

By Guru's Utter Grace - JHBSK - Completed 06/11/2010


I had a desire to write about my current state of nothingness, even writing about it cannot really describe it and does not make it true that I am in this state, since I have lost the ability of comparison. But reading all the 12 stanzas, which mainly wrote themselves, I could only say Vaheguru! And this completed the 13th stanza of the poem, taking the reader into ecstasy. Sat Naam.

Progress and Comparison

Progress comes when progress stops,
Like the stopping of a ticking clock,
Like time becoming a timeless lot,
Like life becomes what is and is not.

Comparison, a useless activity,
Uniqueness, the only reality,
Stop comparing against another,
Eliminate the duality altogether.

Success, a self-created ideology,
Its just a simple psychology,
No one is a prodigy,
Everyone is just biology.

Performance, just an idea,
Just another comparison,
Creating an inner fear,
Of not making it, my dear.

Steer towards nothing,
To have access to everything,
Taking no stance,
Makes the Universe sing.

Bring yourself to zero,
You are nothing, nothing,
Then you will be a hero,
You'll be something, something.

One thing is very clear,
Peer into oneself,
Find a silent place,
To clear the piling shelf.

Never will life be the same,
Life loses its apparent game,
To all the Gods, a shame,
Nobody left to blame.

Fame and forture is yours,
Universe works it all out,
Transcend self-created laws,
Accepting all the flaws.

Perfection is possible,
But not the perfection you know,
Perfection is not trying,
Perfection is the inner glow.

Show your true light,
Share your inner wisdom,
Challenge your apparent sight,
Don't flight and don't fight.

Height of life is humility,
Might of life is tranquility,
Key of life is nothingness,
Face of life is oneness.

Vaheguru. Vaheguru.
Vaheguru. Vaheguru.
Vaheguru. Vaheguru.
Vaheguru. Vaheguru.

By Guru's Utter Grace - JHBSK - Completed 06/11/2010


I had a desire to write about my current state of nothingness, even writing about it cannot really describe it and does not make it true that I am in this state, since I have lost the ability of comparison. But reading all the 12 stanzas, which mainly wrote themselves, I could only say Vaheguru! And this completed the 13th stanza of the poem, taking the reader into ecstasy. Sat Naam.

Quote of the Moment - The Eye

"There is no I in eye, but in the eye there is an I through which we see"

By Guru's Grace - 23/01/2010

Quote of the Moment - The Eye

"There is no I in eye, but in the eye there is an I through which we see"

By Guru's Grace - 23/01/2010