"What are the lessons and challenges faced by Those of Us who have escaped from The Wheel of Rebirth? Since the fundamental error at the root of all others is to forget that everything is One Thing, that all beings are part of each other and of God, it follows that the problems We are dealing with stem from the same mistake."
"Take false modesty as an example. We regard this trait as more serious than boasting, primarily because boasting is far more obvious and therefore easier to correct. But false modesty masquerades as humility, and, since humility is a trait of all Master Souls, there is a temptation, even for Initiates, to fall into the trap of false modesty."
"The only escape route from that trap is to remember that your individuality is an illusion, that your apparent separateness is merely the trick of a conjurer. Once you can understand, at your deepest levels, that your beingness is simply a small fragment of The Great Being, there will no longer be any need to feign modesty. If someone applauds one of your positive qualities or praises something you have done, neither discourage nor bask in the adulation. Simply thank your admirer, then gently turn the discussion in a less personal direction."
"We have a saying in The Higher Schools, 'You teach what you need to learn'. And the false modesty lesson is one of the hardest for Those at My Level."
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