Absence of Vanity; my 'ity' for the month. The 3rd of Sivananda's 18 'Ity's.' I'm looking forward to see what comes up with this one this month.
Do not boast of your birth, position, qualifications and spiritual attainments. Praise others. See good in all. Treat even the lowliest creatures as your equal and with respect.
This is what Swami Niranjan says about this:
"We are always trying to create an impression. We are never our true natural selves. We express vanity in the simplest as well as most complicated ways...Can you be the natural you? If you can be the natural you, you have overcome your vanities. But the moment you try to project yourself either as a confident or under-confident person, you subject yourself to vanities. Humility is the antidote to vanity. If you can become humble in all situations, then you will overcome vanity."
For the full article from Yoga Magazine October, 2007, visit here.
