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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Demut hat größeren Wert als alle Ansammlungen von Fakten. Das All-sehende Auge, S. 260, 2005

Demut beseitigt die Untermauerungen des Egos in Form von Urteilen, Festhalten an Standpunkten und Moralisieren. Das All-sehende Auge, S. 267, 2005

Die Wahl zwischen Stolz und Demut hat erhebliche Auswirkungen auf das Karma eines Menschen. Licht des Alls, S. 344, 2006

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With absolute humility the ego dissolves. Source unknown

Humility is the recognition and acknowledgement, whether spoken or unspoken, of the true Source of all understanding, inspiration and success. Source unknown

Humility means that we see our own life as the evolution of spiritual consciousness. The Eye of The I, S. ?, 2001

The return to sanity requires only the willingness of humility. The Eye of The I, S. 89, 2001

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, 2001

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, S. 107, 2001

In Reality, everything is automatically manifesting the inherent destiny of its essence; it doesn't need any external help to do this. With humility, one can relinquish the ego's self-appointed role as savior of the world and surrender it straight to God. The world that the ego pictures is a projection of its own illusions and arbitrary positionalities. No such world exists. The Eye of the I, chapter 7 The Mind – Positionality, S. 107, revised edition, 2002

Radical humility can be arrived at only by confiming thoughts and opinions to their verifiable validity. […] It becomes obvious that the mind actually deals in presumptions, appearances, perceived events, nonprovable conclusions, and mentations that it misidentifies as reality. The Eye of The I, S. 122-123, 2001

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, 2001

With absolute humility, the ego dissolves. It is a collection of arbitrary mentations that gain force only because of vanity and habit. If one lets go of the vanity of thought, it dissolves. All thought is vanity. All opinions are vanities. The pleasure of vanity is therefore the basis of the ego – unplug it and it collapses. The Eye of The I, S. 238, 2001

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, 2001

Humility and gratitude for the gift of Spirit needs to be reaffirmed. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, S. 316, 2006

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. ?, 2007

The safeguards that protect one along the way from temptations that arise consist of forewarning plus humility, gratitude, and importantly, respect. One becomes grateful for the truth and its fruits and respectful of its origin. The integrous [LoC 200+] are also respectful [LoC 300+] of the possible pitfalls and temptations that may be encountered; therefore, this respect is reflected by alertness to such limitations. Humility is paradoxically a quality of respect. Discovery of the Presence of God, S. 141, 2007

How can one know if humility and surrender are complete?
They are complete when one is indifferent to whether a healing occurs or not. That is the result of surrender to God at great depths and relinquishment of the desire to control or change the way things are. Healing and Recovery, end of chapter Assisting Healing, S. 74, 2009

One has to see through the mind's illusion that it knows anything. This is called "humility" and has the value of opening the door for realizations, revelations, and intuitive knowingness. Along the Path to Enlightenment. 265 Reflections from David R. Hawkins, edited by Scott Jeffrey, S. ?, Reflection of August 16th, January 2011

Humility is not just an attitude, but also a reality based on facts. With inner honesty, a devotee needs to realize the limitation inherent in just being human. Along the Path to Enlightenment. 365 Reflections from David R. Hawkins, edited by Scott Jeffrey, S. ?, Reflection of August 29th, January 2011

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 really only tentative. Anything within that claims "I know" proves that it is false by that very statement, or else it would not make such a claim. Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self. Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., edited by Scott Jeffrey, chapter 2 'Nature of "Mind"', S. 40, quote 1, Hay House, August 2011

To me, the key to all spiritual advancement is humility. In other words, the beginning realization is that what you think, how you feel, what you see. And what you think is going on has nothing to do with reality, and that is the kind of grand delusion which is some kind of vanity. The minute you begin to suspect that the product of your mind – its endless thoughts – is all nonsense, of probably no value whatsoever, there starts the beginning of a process. Then the person says, 'well, if I'm not experiencing reality as it really is in truth, then how is it in truth?' In A Course of Miracles, they use the term Holy Spirit. The next step is to say [...] 'My own perception is very partial and very biased, and therefore, I ask God to reveal to me the truth of what is really going on.' What eventually happens is a total transformation of perception. Interview with David Hawkins, Dialogues on Consciousness and Spirituality, part 2, S. 51, spiral binding, Veritas Publishing, Sedona, AZ, around 1998

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Correcting grandiosity

So, with sort of a deep humility, you begin to witness that everything is happening spontaneously on its own because there is potentiality. Potentiality then manifests as actuality; and it does so by the power of the field, not by the power of you. Minor little correction [Laughter] makes the difference between heaven and hell. [Laughter.] Minor little correction to withdraw the illusion of grandiosity. Sedona Seminar Vision, DVD 1 of 3, minute 7:00+, 25. February 2005

Question: Please explain how to differentiate true humility from pseudo-humility.
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. Limits of the Mind, 4 CD set, 17. February 2007

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Die innere Burg, Lebensstufen.de

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 Ávila [BW 715] (1515-1582) spanische römisch-katholische Heilige, Karmelitin, Kirchenlehrerin, Wohnungen der Inneren Burg. Vollständige Neuübertragung: Gesammelte Werke Band 4, Verlag Herder, 2. Auflage, 26. Oktober 2005

Dass wir Gott nicht zwingen, wozu wir wollen, das liegt daran, dass uns zwei Dinge fehlen:
- Demut vom Grund des Herzens und
- kräftiges Begehren 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 (Eckhart von Hochheim) [BW 705] (1260-1328) deutscher Mystiker, dominikanischer Theologe, Philosoph

Wie wird das Meer zum König aller Flüsse und Ströme? Weil es niedriger liegt als sie. Laotse [BW 610] (604-531 v. Chr.) chinesischer Weiser, Philosoph, Begründer des Taoismus

Es ist wichtig zu unterscheiden zwischen echter Demut, die eine Form von Bescheidenheit ist, und mangelndem Vertrauen. Sie sind keineswegs identisch, obwohl viele sie verwechseln. Dies mag ansatzweise erklären, weshalb man heutzutage vor allem im Geschäfts- und Berufsleben Demut oft als Schwäche statt als Ausdruck innerer Stärke betrachtet. Dalai Lama XIV. (Tenzin Gyatso) [Tanchu Dhondup] [BW 570] (*1935) tibetischer Mönch, geistliches Oberhaupt des tibetischen Buddhismus, Linienhalter der Gelug-Schule, Friedensnobelpreisträger, 1989, Facebook Kommentar, 29. Oktober 2010

Vor Dir in Demut, mit Dir in Stille, in Dir in Treue. Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) schwedischer Diplomat, Ökonom, Schriftsteller

Sich zu entschuldigen, ist nicht demütigend, sondern ein Zeichen von Reife und Aufrichtigkeit! Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) US-amerikanischer Pastor, Autor, Förderer des Positiven Denkens [BW 499]

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Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23, 11-12 (NT)

All things must necessarily be accomplished in the truly humble man. He does not need to ask God, he can command God, because the height of divinity is nothing less than the depth of humility […] The humble man and God are one; the humble man is master of God as well as himself, and everything possessed by angels is in the nature of the humble man; what God does, the humble man does also, and what God is he is: one life and one being; that is why our Lord has said: “Learn from me that I am gentle and humble in spirit”. Meister Eckhart (Eckhart of Hochheim) [LoC 705] (1260-1328) German mystic, Dominican professor of theology, philosopher, cited in: Meister Eckhart. A modern translation, On humility, Harper & Brothers, 1st edition, 1941

To say that humility is an essential ingredient in our pursuit of spiritual transformation may seem to be at odds with what I have said about the need for confidence. But there is clearly a distinction to be made between valid confidence or self-esteem, and conceit - which we can describe as an inflated sense of importance, grounded in a false image of self. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989, Facebook comment, 30. August 2010

It is important to distinguish between genuine humility, which is a type of modesty, and a lack of confidence. They are not the same thing at all, although many confuse them. This may explain, in part, why today humility is often thought of as a weakness, rather than as an indication of inner strength, especially in the context of business and professional life. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989, Facebook comment, 29. October 2010

Humble living does not diminish. It fills. Going back to a simpler self gives wisdom. Jalal ad-Din Muḥammad Rumi [LoC 550] (1207-1273) Persian Muslim poet, Sufi mystic, jurist, theologian

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. Thomas Merton [LoC 515] (1915-1968) Anglo-American Catholic writer, Trappist monk, poet, social activist, mystic student of comparative religion

The true spiritual path is a path of humbleness. I fear being humiliated and I am not going there.
If you are afraid of being humiliated you will be arrogant and prideful and that will be your downfall. If you are afraid to be humiliated you only live your fate. You will never get to your destiny. [...] People associate God with being humiliated. They assoicate and spiritual surrender with being humiliated and poverty. Video interview with Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, Human consciousness, spirituality and mysticism, Chicago, USA, presented by WebTV, host Lilou Macé on Juicy Living Tour, YouTube film, minute 16:57 and 50:54, 57:26 minutes duration, posted 4. August 2011

What is required is that we are humiliated in order to be humble. Humility is a shield of great power. Humbleness is the capacity to hear an extraordinary command [given by inner guidance] and listen to it. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, Dead Sea Resort Lecture #4 Part 1, Israel 2008

It takes a strong soul to never see the outcome. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, five-time New York Times bestseller author, Dead Sea Resort Lecture #4 Part 2, Israel 2008

Humility is best described as a reverent love of the Truth. St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) French abbot, primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order

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The Yin aspect is an ingredient of surrender.

Vulnerability, humility, softness, and resignation are vital. If you try to hang on to what you believe to be true about yourself, it hurts. In the end, you have to agree to your death and resurrection. That’s the journey of the initiate. Stuart Wilde stuartwilde.com (*1946) British music producer, humorist, lyricist, essayist, scriptwriter, lecturer and writer on metaphysics and consciousness

But we are coming to see that humility is the only way through to the other worlds where the God Force truly exists in abundance. Stuart Wilde stuartwilde.com (*1946) British music producer, humorist, lyricist, essayist, scriptwriter, lecturer and writer on metaphysics and consciousness

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity. Vanna Bonta, US American novelist, poet, film actress

Fear of humiliation and the craving for humiliation are closely linked. Psychologists know it, Russian novelists know it. Jonathan Franzen (*1959) US American novelist, essayist, The Corrections, novel, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1. September 2001

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) US American architect, interior designer, educator, writer

Humility isn't thinking less of oneself. It's thinking of oneself less. Author unkown

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Derailing approach:

Self-righteous and violent anger can be derailed by the Paradoxical approach.

Humility doesn't come easily to selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed, narcissistic men. [...]
Three reminders to keep in mind for men willing to heal anger:
1. It's right to be wrong.
2. It is wrong to be right.
3. I'm better off being wrong, because when I am right I am dangerous.

Video interview with Newton Hightower, US American psychotherapist, director of the Center for Anger Resolution (for Men), AngerBusters ABCs to resolve men's rage, on Anger Resolution for Men on healing the anger within, Living Smart, #202, Houston PBS, host Patricia Gras, Google video, 26:46 minutes duration, 5. July 2006

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The three major challenges in life

Three dark alleys in life
Item	Challenge	Legend
1.	Arrogance	Projecting blame onto others
2.	Ignorance	Condemning oneself
3.	Discouragement	Lack of faith and patience, wanting immediate results
Source: Video interview with Robert Wicks, Ph.D. US American professor of clinical psychology, Loyola University Maryland, writer on the intersection of spirituality and psychology, speaker, Discussing "Streams of Contentment", YouTube film, minute 4:25, 6:12 minutes duration, posted 15. July 2011