![]() Session 673 Posted in Books, Love, Loving yourself, The Nature of Personal Reality | Leave a comment On the point of power and the present moment It often hides a distorted, puffed up, denied self pride, because no man or woman can really accept a theory that denies personal self worth.” True humility is based upon this affectionate regard for yourself, plus the recognition that you live in a universe in which all other beings also possess this undeniable individuality and self worth.įalse humility tells you that you are nothing. Genuine self pride is the loving recognition of your own integrity and value. Therefore to be proud of oneself seems a sin, and in that frame of reference true affirmation of the self is impossible. Some people believe there is a great merit and holy virtue in what they think of as humility. ![]() ![]() “”Love your neighbor as yourself.” Turn this around and say, “Love yourself as you love your neighbor,” for often you will recognize the goodness in another and ignore it in yourself. ![]()
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