Be Humble
Excel in
your work but do not claim credit for it. Always adopt the low profile.
There is always someone in front of you.
Be humble to your fellow members. All success is not permanent. Only
the merits are everlasting. Keep mending the fields and do not count the
harvest. (267-J)
There
are always able men behind an able man. No one is perfect. Just keep learning. Do not doubt and
be positive in thought, in speech and action. (336-ZI)
Be humble and
soft-spoken even the reason is on your side. Think of the
consequences when anger arises. (338-T)
Pride makes fools
of the so-called wise men. Pride often causes one to be
blinded from the Truth. In fact, Truth is often distorted by the man with pride.
Anger is also often caused by pride. Get rid of pride for it is
bigger than the true self. Pride benefits you not as it is false and the person most fooled by it is yourself.
Remember the saying “ He who is low fear no fall. He who is humble
and down to earth fears no pride.” (356-Z)
When one is right it does
not mean the other is wrong. When one is wrong it does not mean the other is right. Each situation must be
looked based on its own facts. However, it is best not to judge others if you do not
have to. (364-Z1)
He who is humble will
progress. He who is proud will falter sooner or later. Pride if left unchecked will be an obstacle to
learning as it creates and adds to the false self.
In cultivating one’s true self, one must cast aside pride and replace it with love. One must learn to
love all as brothers and sisters. Begin by sharing little by little and one will soon discover the joy of
giving. The Kingdom of God is a Kingdom of love and giving. (391-Z1)
Like a solid rock unshaken by
the wind. The wise is unperturbed by praise or blame. (418-R)