All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right.” (12 & 12, p. 49 on false pride)
How has your own false pride revealed something you feared and caused pain instead of happiness, lately?
Releasing Fear & Projecting Love Hz Guided Meditation LP (23:17)
“False Pride has A Fall
Gorelal was a famous sculptor. His sculptures looked real ones. One day he saw a dream that after fifteen days, the demon of Death would come to take him. Gorelal prepared nine statues of himself and when on the 15th day he heard the Demon of Death coming, he took his place between the statues. The Demon could not recognise him and was astonished to see ten Gorelals instead of one. He rushed back to the God of death and told the matter.
The God of death got annoyed and set out to take Gorelal himself. Gorelal was alert and stood motionless. The God of Death initially got perplexed. But he thought for a moment. He said, “Gorelal, these sculptures would have been perfect but for one mistake.” Gorelal was unable to suffer the least blemish in his work. He came out and asked, “Where is the fault?” God of Death caught him and said, “HERE”. The statues were faultless but Gorelal was caught because of his pride.
http://www.english-for-students.com/Pride-has-A-Fall.html
My desire to be the lead to go Shader on my newest contract has caused some friction with my partners lesson Joy for its Inception.
Not being able to accept offers of help at times
I can’t recall right now but I do love this reading this morning
My pride reveals that not only do I have a huge ego, but actual arrogance begins to manifest itself. So I have to constantly remind myself how this is a feeling with no basis just like fear or anger are. Unless a lion is chasing me or something, these are usually based on false perceptions. Pride sometimes allows my ego to completely take over and before I know it I’m in my head again. For me, I just have to recognize this happening and meditate, go to a meeting, laugh for a while, whatever it takes to get me out of that head space without drinking or using.
I’m trying something new by reposting the comments to USFZ’s with a similar or exact same theme from the previous year.
I hope this helps everyone to follow their spiritual growth from one year to the next.
Brita, you might be interested to know that if you search the SFZs there are numerous OA quotes as well. Would you like to see more them?
YES! definitely would like to see more OA quotes – thank you!
The “Understanding Fear” video is GREAT – what a huge help! I have been stuffing fear by eating and eating, which is a new form of obsession for me. Now I can know that fear is only in my imagination (and I don’t have to gain a ton of weight). THANK YOU SFZ!