Pride is not ego. Ego is something without content. For example, a man who cannot even draw a straight line thinks himself a great painter – that is ego, there is no content. But if Picasso thinks he is a great painter, that is simply a fact, and if he is proud of his genius there is nothing wrong in it. In fact, people should be helped to find some pride in their individuality because that pride will make their eyes shine, their faces luminous; that pride will make them unique individuals, with no more question of inferiority and superiority.
The man of pride has a deep feeling of gratitude that existence has chosen him and it came from beyond, although he is not worthy. It is a strange phenomenon. The more worthy you are, the more you feel you are not worthy enough. You have been given so much and you cannot do anything in return. You are the blessed. But your blessedness will be full of gratitude. That is the distinction to be remembered between ego and pride.
Destroy the ego and create the pride. Ego is something like a cancer that simply eats you.Pride, self-respect is a creative phenomenon. It fulfills your own potential and it also shares with the world all the treasures that you have brought into the world.
Courtesy - Osho
The man of pride has a deep feeling of gratitude that existence has chosen him and it came from beyond, although he is not worthy. It is a strange phenomenon. The more worthy you are, the more you feel you are not worthy enough. You have been given so much and you cannot do anything in return. You are the blessed. But your blessedness will be full of gratitude. That is the distinction to be remembered between ego and pride.
Destroy the ego and create the pride. Ego is something like a cancer that simply eats you.Pride, self-respect is a creative phenomenon. It fulfills your own potential and it also shares with the world all the treasures that you have brought into the world.
Courtesy - Osho
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