Spiritual Quotes On humble

What is the greatest weakness? ‘Egoism’. No matter how virtuous one may be, as long as the egoism is present; it is all useless. A virtuous person is only of use if he is humble.

Everyone in this world perform their ‘duty’. But when one performs the ‘duty’ and he also intimidates [scolds] someone in the process, he will reincarnate in the animal life form. If he carries out his duties with understanding, he will return to the human life form. And if he performs them with humbleness, he will reincarnate into the celestial world.

A person with param vinaya [absolute humility] is considered an honorable and respectable person [abroodaar]. Nowadays where is the honor and respect to be found anywhere? In Kaliyug [current time cycle era], can anyone become honorable and respectable? Absolute humility is honor. If we are disrespectful when people are humble, how can we be considered honorable and respectable?

If we bow down to a shameless person, then he becomes more arrogant, whereas if we bow down to a humble person, then he becomes more humble.

The one who tries to become superior becomes inferior. [Being] Superior or inferior is of the non-Self complex of input and output (paudgalik). However much one openly displays a sense of being small [humble], by that much he becomes superior!

‘Our’ appearance and conduct is all that of one who is laghutam (the humblest of all; the smallest of the small), whereas the splendor is that of one who is gurutam (the most superior).