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I am asking this question because I have learned that it is easier to move along the spiritual path if one is humble. But I have often wondered if it really is "essential" to be humble...Of course, I have already found this to be true. But do other people see this as a spiritual truth as well?

Blessings to you all this Christmas Day night 2009, Jaianniah

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Vesuvius · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-26 04:57:01Z UTC

Humility means getting your ego out of the way, so that you can connect with God or Source energy. As identification with ego implies separation from God or Source, I believe humility is necessary to progress spiritually.

Humility doesn't mean having low self-confidence. To the contrary, many humble people are supremely self-confident because they are naturally connected to Source energy. But they don't boast about that confidence, because they don't have to prove to others that they are worthy. Rather, they are grateful and appreciative of the abundance that comes from being connected to Source energy, and willing to share that abundance with others.

In Buddhism, humility is equivalent to a concern of how to be liberated from the sufferings of life and the vexations of the human mind. The ultimate aim is to achieve a state of enlightenment through meditation and other spiritual practices. Humility can also result from achieving the liberation of Nirvana. When one experiences the ultimate Emptiness and non-self, one is free from suffering, vexations, and all illusions of self-deception. Humility, compassion, and wisdom characterize this state of enlightenment.

The Traveller · Answer 2 · 2009-12-31 05:40:56Z UTC

If you choose humility in order to become spiritual you are faking it.

If you are humble because you have this desire to be seen or spoken of as a person with humility you are faking it (you secret desire is to over hear others speak of you as being humble).

If you are trying to guarantee your entry into heaven, or you are trying to be among the meek who inherit the world, you are faking it.

However, If you are on the spiritual path & gradually you relinquish your desire to impose you will on others, perhaps because you are allowing everybody to be themselves, and you are accepting them just the way they are, still not allowing them to walk all over you, you will find that humility is a natural side effect.

What is humility? Is it an essential part of being a spiritual person?

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