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 .

13.8 Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, forgiveness, uprightness, service of the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-control.

Why this verse: Humility, nonviolence, tolerance, simplicity, approaching a bona fide spiritual master, cleanliness, steadiness, and self-control — these are the items of knowledge.

BG 12.13Bhagavad Gītā

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च |

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca .

12.13 He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving.

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.