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Term views of humility

Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Sikhism Meher Baba

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Philosophical Humility

views of humility

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Humilityis the quality of being modest and respectful. Humility, in various interpretations, is widely seen as a virtuein many religious and philosophical traditions, being connected with notions oftranscendentunity with the universe or the divine, and ofegolessness.

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The term "humility" comes from theLatinwordhumilitas, a noun related to the adjectivehumilis, which may be translated as "humble", but also as "grounded", "from the earth", or "low", since it derives in turns fromhumus (earth). Because the concept ofhumilityaddresses intrinsic selfworth, it is emphasized in the realm of religious practice and ethics where the notion is often made more precise .
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Religious views of humility

Buddhism

In Buddhism, humility is equivalent to a concern of how to be liberated from the sufferings of life and the vexations of the human mind. The ultimate aim is to achieve a state of enlightenment through meditation and other spiritual practices. Humility can also result from achieving the liberation ofNirvana. When one experiences the ultimate Emptiness (Shunyata) and non-self (Anatta ), one is free from suffering, vexations, and all illusions of selfdeception. Humility, compassion, and wisdom characterize this state of enlightenment.

Christianity

Catholictexts view humility as annexed to thecardinal virtueof temperance.It is viewed as a potential part of temperance because temperance includes all those virtues that restrain or express the inordinate movements of our desires or appetites. Humility is defined as, "A quality by which a person considering his own defects has a humble opinion of himself and willingly submits 3/11/12 himself to God and to others for God's sake."St. Bernarddefines it

Humility is said to be a fit recipient of grace; according to the words of St. James, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble" "True humility" is distinctly different from "false humility" which consists of deprecating one's own sanctity, gifts, talents, and accomplishments for the sake of receiving praise or adulation from others, as personified byUriah Heep. In this context legitimate humility comprises the following behaviors and attitudes:

Submitting to God and legitimate authority Recognizing virtues and talents that others possess, particularly those that surpass one's own, and giving due honor and, when required, obedience Recognizing the limits of one's talents, ability, or authority; and, not reaching for what is beyond one's grasp
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The vices opposed to humility are: (A)pride(by reason or defect). (B) a too great obsequiousness or abjection of oneself; this would be considered an excess of humility, and could easily be derogatory to one's office or holy character; or it might serve only to pamper pride in others, by unworthy flattery, which would occasion their sins of tyranny, arbitrariness, and arrogance. : "Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him justly." InAmishthought and practice, the concept of Gelassenheitis a manifestation of humility.

Hinduism To get in touch with your true self, whether you call that 3/11/12 God,Brahman, etc., one has to kill the ego. TheSanskrit

Islam

In the Qur'an, Arabic words conveying the meaning of "humility" are used, and the very term "Islam" can be interpreted as meaning "surrender (to God), humility. Among the specific Arabic words used to convey "humility" are "tawadu' " and "khoshou' ": "Before thee We sent messengers to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they call Allah in humility. When the suffering reached them from Us, why then did they not call Allah in humility? On the contrary, their hearts became hardened, and Satan made their sinful acts seem alluring to them. "Successful indeed are the believers, those who humble themselves in their prayers". "Has not the time arrived for the believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed to them. Many great scholars have spoken of the importance of exercising both 3/11/12 humility and confidence.

Sikhism

Humility is a deep aspect of Sikhism preached as Nimrata. According to Sikhism All have to bow in humility before God. The fruit of humility is intuitive peace and pleasure. With Humility they continue to meditate on the Lord, the Treasure of excellence. The God-conscious being is steeped in humility. One whose heart is mercifully blessed with abiding humility. Sikhism deal Humility as begging bowl before the god. Guru Nanak, First Guru Of Sikhism said, Make contentment your ear-rings, humility your begging bowl, and meditation the ashes you apply to your body. Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind. In the realm of humility, the Word is Beauty. Modesty, humility and intuitive understanding are my mother-in-law and father-in-law. 3/11/12

Meher Baba

The spiritual teacher Meher Baba held that humility is one of the foundations of devotional life: "Upon the altar of humility we must offer our prayers to God." Baba also described the power of humility to overcome hostility: "True humility is strength, not weakness. It disarms antagonism and ultimately conquers it." Finally, Baba emphasized the importance of being humble when serving others: "One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility."

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Philosophical views of humility

Kant's view of humility has been defined as "that metaattitude that constitutes the moral agent's proper perspective on himself as a dependent and corrupt but capable and dignified rational agent".Kant's notion of humility is that humility is a virtue, and indeed a central virtue. Mahatma Gandhiis attributed as suggesting that attempting to sustaintruthwithout humility is doomed to cause it to become instead an "arrogant caricature" of truth. Humility is considered an important virtue intaoism. The following quote describes how a wise person should see his accomplishments.

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Humility and Leadership

Recent research suggests that humility is a quality of certain types of leaders. For example, Jim Collins and his colleagues found that a certain type of leader, whom they term level 5, possesses humility and fierce resolve.Humility is being studied as a trait that can enhance leadership effectiveness. The research suggests that humility is multi-dimensional and includes self-understanding and awareness, openness, and perspective taking.

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Once when Ravana visited Sita Devi at Ashoka Vana to coax her to accede to his wishes, out of infinite compassion, the Divine Mother said, Oh Ravana! Lack of satsang is making you act thus. Unfortunate indeed! Do you think I am powerless? I could burn you to ashes in a split second, if Rama wished me to do so. But I dont have his consent yet and so I spare you! Such was the prowess of the Divine Mother, which remained concealed all through. Being a personification of humility, she was extremely cautious in her words and deed lest it should demean the prowess and capacity of Lord Rama. The quintessence of her character is her concealment of her mettle in order to glorify Rama a true mark of a mans lady. Throughout the epic, the Divine Mother makes the her qualities inconspicuous enough to ensure that Ramayana is a thorough portrayal of Sri Rama. Humility, thy name is Sita Devi. When Hanumanji met her and offered to take her back to Rama by showing his Vishwaroopa Darshan, Sita Devi said, Hanuman, I 3/11/12 conceive no doubt in my mind that you are capable enough

Does it matter to show the world how strong and powerful we are? I rather prefer that my Lord confront Ravana in a battle and win me. She continued, You saved me when I was about to end my life after Ravana gave me a two-month grace period. I shall bear life in me for one more month in His anticipation pray convey this to Him, O benign monkey! Saying thus, she handed over a head-jewel as her token of love for her beloved. In the ego-destroying principle of prapatti (Sanskrit, "Throwing oneself down"), the level of the submission of the will of the shishya to the will of God or the guru is sometimes extreme, and is often coupled with an attitude of personal helplessness, self-effacement and resignation. This doctrine is perhaps best expressed in the teachings of the four Samayacharya saints, who shared a profound and mystical love of Siva expressed by:
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Deep humility and self-effacement, admission of sin and weakness; Total surrender to God as the only true refuge; and A relationship of lover and beloved known as bridal mysticism, in which the devotee is the bride and Siva the bridegroom. In its most extreme form it sometimes includes: The assignment of all or many of the material possessions of the shishya to the guru. The strict and unconditional adherence by the shishya to all of the commands of the guru. An example is the legend that Karna silently bore the pain of a wasp stinging his thigh so as not to disturb his guru Parashurama. A system of various titles of implied superiority or deification which the guru assumes, and often requires the shishya to use whenever addressing the guru. The requirement that the shishya engage in various forms of 3/11/12 physical demonstrations of affection towards the guru, such

Sometimes the authority of the guru will extend to all aspects of the shishya's life, including sexuality, livelihood, social life, etc. Often a guru will assert that he or she is capable of leading a shishya directly to the highest possible state of spirituality or consciousness, sometimes referred to within Hinduism as moksha. In the bhakti guru-shishya relationship the guru is often believed to have supernatural powers, leading to the deification of the guru.

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By Ramesh Chandrasekar Sivaramakrishnan Krishnan Joyson

Sneha

Sowmya Swetha

Keerthana Harshitha

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