The Bhāva door
Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.
Humility, modesty, self-effacement
I need to be more humble · I want to be less self-centered · I need to listen more
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् |
amānitvamadambhitvamahiṃsā kṣāntirārjavam .
अमानित्व, अदम्भित्व, अहिंसा, क्षमा, आर्जव, आचार्य की सेवा, शुद्धि, स्थिरता और आत्मसंयम।।
Why this verse: Humility, nonviolence, tolerance, simplicity, approaching a bona fide spiritual master, cleanliness, steadiness, and self-control — these are the items of knowledge.
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च |
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca .
भूतमात्र के प्रति जो द्वेषरहित है तथा सबका मित्र तथा करुणावान् है; जो ममता और अहंकार से रहित, सुख और दु:ख में सम और क्षमावान् है।।
Why this verse: One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living beings, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego — he is dear to Me.
Related nakshatra themes
The same feeling, read through the nakshatras.