Humility means to acknowledge that we are not as mysterious as we think; and curiosity means to acknowledge that we are more mysterious than we think. Sometimes we have an unhealthy attitude towards ourselves wherein we think that we are a mystery that can never be comprehended. And therefore when we behave in an irrational way, we tend to just fix quick labels on that behavior – “I’m short-tempered,” “I’m jealous,” “I’m greedy” – and we don’t explore further. Humility means that we don’t settle for such quick labels; that we explore ourselves. And curiosity means that we acknowledge that there is more to us than such easy labels – and thereby we can improve our relationship with ourselves.

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06.05 One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.