Demut ist laut Hawkins ein Gewahrsein der Beschränkungen des Geistes und der Erscheinungen und somit das geeignete Gegenmittel von Stolz. Eine demutsvolle Haltung entsteht durch die Erkenntnis, dass das Leben durch Wahrnehmung gefiltert wird und die Ereignisse daher in erster Linie auch nur Wahrnehmungen darstellen und nicht selbst-existente, äußere Wirklichkeiten.
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- With absolute humility the ego dissolves.
- With humility comes the willingness to stop trying to control or change other people or life situations or events ostensibly 'for their own good'. To be a committed spiritual seeker, it is necessary to relinquish the desire to be 'right' or of imaginary value to society. In fact, nobody's ego or belief systems are of any value to society at all. The world is neither good nor bad nor defective, nor is it in need of help or modification because its appearance is only a projection of one's own mind. No such world exists. The Eye of The I
- To undo the grip of the mind requires a radical humility and an intense willingness to surrender its underlying motivations. The Eye of The I, S. 104
- Question: What is the understanding of the core of the ego?
Answer: It is pride beyond all else. Pride in the form of the vanity of thought, mentation, concepts, and opinions are all the basis of ignorance. The antidote is radical humility, which undoes the domination of perception. Ask for Truth to be revelead instead of assuming that you already know it. The mind is not capable of actually knowing anything at all! It can only presume to know "about". The mind lacks the proper credentials to comprehend nonduality by virtue of its own structure. The Eye of The I, S. 262
- The return to sanity requires only the willingness of humility. The Eye of The I, S. 89
- Humility means that we see our own life as the evolution of spiritual consciousness. The Eye of The I, S. ?
- Humility is of greater value than all factual accumulation. Unless one has completely and totally experienced the Presence of God in Its stunning absolute Allness, it is safe to assume that one really knows nothing and that all accumulated so-called knowledge is but ignorance and pride. Anything within that claims "I know" by that very statement proves that it is false or else it would not make such a claim. The Eye of The I, S. 179
- The core of devotion is humility and the willingness to surrender all belief systems and illusions of 'I know'. Discovery of the Presence of God, S. 38
- Question: Please explain how to differentiate true humility from pseudohumility.
Answer: Pseudohumility is a pose in which one wants to deny the pride one feels guilty about! It’s better not to feel guilty about it. Acknowledge where you are. From where you were, you are advanced, but from where you have to go, you are a beginner. In the world of idiots, you are a genius, but in the world of geniuses, you are an idiot! There is no point in feeling guilty about it. It's a natural thing. Sedona Seminar God vs. Science, 17. Februar 2007
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- Dass wir Gott nicht zwingen, wozu wir wollen, das liegt daran, dass uns zwei Dinge fehlen: Demut vom Grund des Herzens und kräftiges Begehren [d. h. spirituelle Intention]. Ich sage das bei meinem Leben – Gott vermag in seiner göttlichen Kraft alle Dinge, aber das vermag er nicht, dass er dem Menschen, der diese zwei Dinge in sich hat, nicht Gewährung schenke. Meister Eckhart, Mystiker (BW 710), sein Werk 600+
- Sich zu entschuldigen, ist nicht demütigend, sondern ein Zeichen von Reife und Aufrichtigkeit! Norman Vincent Peale
- Die Demut gleicht der Biene, die im Bienenstock den Honig bereitet; ohne sie ist alles verloren. Aber vergessen wir nicht, dass die Biene auch ausschwärmt, um Blüten zu suchen. So soll sich auch die Seele immer wieder von der Selbsterkenntnis zur Betrachtung der Größe und Majestät Gottes erheben. Teresa von Avila, Die Wohnungen der inneren Burg
Zitate (engl.) von anderen Quellen zum Thema Demut / Humility
- Humility is best described as a reverent love of the Truth. St. Bernard von Clairvaux
- Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Merton
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