Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 True Understanding There can be no true understanding without the spirit of humility. It is only when you grow humble that you can truly understand. The word, "understand", says:- "stand under". No one is prepared, today to stand under anyone. Everybody wants to stand over everybody. That is the main cause of misunderstandings. That is why the man of humility will never misunderstand others. He will never give himself airs. He will never show that he is superior to others. The conversation of so many of us is full of the pronoun, "I". I did this, I did that. I gave this, I gave that. I achieved this, I achieved that. The man of humility will rarely use the pronoun "I". His conversation is full of the pronouns, "we" and "you". Mary Anderson, the contralto, often used "we" and "one" instead of the personal "I". When they asked her what was the reason, she answered:- "One realizes, the longer one lives, that there is no particular thing one can do alone. With the execution of the work we do, there are many people involved… so the "I" in it is very small, after all." A mother of twins related a conversation she heard between the children. One twin said to another:- "Remember, I am the I, you are only you!" The other immediately said:- "I am the I, you are only you!" Louder, said the first one:- "Did I not tell you, I am the I, and you are only you?" So it went on, until they got so excited that they began to fight each other. How often do we not, in our daily life, behave like the twins? It is I, I, I, all the time. The ego keeps on playing its game, singing its tune. The ego is the cause of misunderstandings – and so much of our suffering. Oscar Hammerstein, the famous actor and producer, had an advertisement inserted in the Christmas issue of Variety, where actors and producers display their successes. In his advertisement, Oscar Hammerstein did not refer to his achievements. He merely listed five of his failures, stating at the bottom in big, bold letters:- "I did it before, and I can do it again." All the great ones of humanity have been men and women of humility. One day, they asked St.Francis of Assisi:- "Tell us, why is it that the whole world is running after you. You are not handsome. You are not learned. You are not wealthy. You do not hold a high position." The saint, in utter humility, answered:- "There is nothing in me. It is all due to the grace of God." And they asked him:- "Why is it that of all persons God chose you, on whom to pour His grace?" The saint answered:- "God set out in quest of the most wretched man on earth on whom to pour His grace so that He could demonstrate what His grace could do. He could not find a man more wretched than I!" Courtesy of Pravs J P.S: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABA.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Sairam. It is a nice definition of understanding. "I" when used in the universal cannotation signifies, "God". If one reads Gita carefully, there are several instances Bhgawan addressed Himself as "I" and it signifies the "Sanatana Sarathi". And Bhgawan Vyasji also beautifully used words "Bhgawan uvascha" and "Arjuna Uvacha" to signify the difference. Swamy also uses the word" Swamy" to signify "God" and other times he says "this body". Realiisation is nothing but knowing that "I". Ignorance is thinking that body is "I". Even saints have to cross the last barrier of "ego" to reach "Brhman". On a day to day level, it is common to focus on "ego" of others. If I observe "ego" in others, it is just a reflection of "my ego". On a lighter vein, One more risk of humility is sometimes I feel so good to be humble" which is nothing but my ego. On the eve of Swamy's birthday, May Swamy's blessings be on all of you. sairam. Rajasekhar -Bahrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Sai Ram Sai Swetha and thank you for this email on humility and the twins and more..I'll save and send to all. aviva and family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 the article True understanding is very nice. While the modern management prescribes Ego as a a sort of qualification for aggressive managerial ability, in the true sense it does the opposite. Bhagwan extols virtues such as humility from time to time and tells reference from the epics thank you sai sister for the nice message Crishnan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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