ayearlivedintheheart

“There is a Tibetan prayer, which is part of the mind-training teachings. A Tibetan master says, ‘Whenever I see someone, may I never feel superior. From the depth of my heart, may I be able to really appreciate the other person in front of me.’” 

“When I was young and had to give some formal teachings, because I was not thinking that we are all same, I would experience anxiety. I would forget that I’m just talking as a human being to fellow human beings. I would think of myself as something special, and that kind of thinking would make me feel isolated. It is this sense of separateness that isolates us from other people in fact, this kind of arrogant way of thinking creates a sense of loneliness, and then anxiety.”

“When we meet anyone, first and foremost we must remember that they, too, have the same desire to have a happy day, a happy month, a happy life. And all have the right to achieve it.”

 –Dalai Lama
 

Taken from The Flame of the Heart - Torkom Saraydarian

Humility is the awareness of your of your exact place on the ladder of perfection.  People think they are either at the top or the bottom of the ladder.  Such people have no awareness of where they are.  How can you live a conscious life if you are not aware where you are on the ladder of evolution?

When you know your location, you look up and see millions of people ahead ahead of you, you look back and see millions of people behind you.  You feel responsible for those behind you and you feel admiration for those ahead of you.  This creates a stirring in you.  Humility grows with the sense of responsibility and with the spirit of striving.