Why that particular one? How are working on it (plans/methods)?
2006-09-11 06:02:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Humility.
Trying to develop humility may seem like a contradiction in terms. But this is how I do it:
I pay attention to times when my pride flares up. I examine the ramifications in my life--how it leads me to behave and think poorly. When I am in a situation that provokes it, instead of allowing it to blossom, I meditate on times when Christ remained humble although it appeared that he had every right to act out of righteous anger. I ask God to share with me a morsel of Christ's strength.
And I do grow in humility. While I still have pride, it has lessened a lot over the past few years.
Through God's grace, I look forward to the continued diminishment of my pride.
2006-09-11 06:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am trying to develop devotion to Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am doing that because it is said in the Srimad Bhagavatam (5.18.12):
yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā
sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ
harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā
manorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ
"One who has unflinching devotion for the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods. But one who is not a devotee of the Lord has only material qualifications that are of little value. This is because he is hovering on the mental plane and is certain to be attracted by the glaring material energy."
If one happens to be so fortunate to become devotee of the Supreme Lord, all virtues develop automatically in such a person.
The way to develop devotion to Supreme Lord is to accept bonafide spiritual master, inquire from him, serve him and follow the process of bhakti-yoga, which is centered around chanting the holy names of the Lord:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
2006-09-11 06:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by H. B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience. This is a virtue I need a lot of with a new baby. As for method, well, practice makes perfect.
2006-09-11 06:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by Cardea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as i get older it becomes more necessary to accept 1)loss of some degree of physical functioning.2) mortality, 3) boredom. the virtue I'm working on is a happy acceptance of old age.
2006-09-11 06:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience, the only way to work on it is to practice it. I tend to want to jump ahead, not wait for people, not wait for developments. Sometimes that's ok, sometimes it's not. Not an easy thing to learn.
2006-09-11 06:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience! I am learning to hold back on impulses and reminding myself that feelings do change and need not be acted upon immediately, or even the same day.
2006-09-11 06:05:28 · answer #6 · answered by Cub6265 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through reading of God's word, to learn more of myself, that I need to correct so that with each day, I become closer to the kind of person the Lords knows and wants me to be in Him.
2006-09-11 06:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compassion, it is the greatest human characteristic. By caring for others.
"When a man has pity on all living creatures, only then is he noble"
- Buddha -
2006-09-11 06:18:03 · answer #8 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forgiveness of others. it is extremely hard for me to forgive those who have especially hurt the ones i love. don't care what you do to me but don't hurt my loved ones. trying to work on solving through prayer meditation and problem solving books and articles.
2006-09-11 06:08:02 · answer #9 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ-likeness... preparing myself for eternity and trying to be his disciple here on earth.
2006-09-11 06:12:00 · answer #10 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋