Dang man!! Great lesson and read!! They do, indeed, punt the word ‘humble’ around recovery meetings. It seems they use the word more in a ‘non-egotistical’ sense. It applies there but I always felt ‘humbleness’ meant something deeper. Richard Rohr once tied ‘humility’ to ‘humus’ which is rooted in ‘ground’ or ‘earth’. I liked that and now tying that with your explanation, it’s starting to gel for me: being aware of where I am standing on the earth (humus or humility) right NOW, allows me to think or act appropriately or wisely.
Yeah, that’s good stuff!! (and I know good is a dualistic word but I’m limited by my vocabulary)…
I am not familiar with Fr. Richard Rohr. I will put him on the list of people to check out in the future.
Still, I appreciate the connection of "humility" with "humus." Sometimes, we say that Zen is different from other spiritual practices because it is not about getting "somewhere else" but being right here. It is not about climbing a ladder but planting both feet firmly on the ground.
And as we can both attest, I am sure, that is quite challenging to do at times! There is a lot competing for our attention and energy. I wonder if strapping bricks to the bottom of my feet would help. 😉
Anyway, thank you for reading and thank you for the support!
Dang man!! Great lesson and read!! They do, indeed, punt the word ‘humble’ around recovery meetings. It seems they use the word more in a ‘non-egotistical’ sense. It applies there but I always felt ‘humbleness’ meant something deeper. Richard Rohr once tied ‘humility’ to ‘humus’ which is rooted in ‘ground’ or ‘earth’. I liked that and now tying that with your explanation, it’s starting to gel for me: being aware of where I am standing on the earth (humus or humility) right NOW, allows me to think or act appropriately or wisely.
Yeah, that’s good stuff!! (and I know good is a dualistic word but I’m limited by my vocabulary)…
Thank you!! 🙏
Thank you, Chris!
I am not familiar with Fr. Richard Rohr. I will put him on the list of people to check out in the future.
Still, I appreciate the connection of "humility" with "humus." Sometimes, we say that Zen is different from other spiritual practices because it is not about getting "somewhere else" but being right here. It is not about climbing a ladder but planting both feet firmly on the ground.
And as we can both attest, I am sure, that is quite challenging to do at times! There is a lot competing for our attention and energy. I wonder if strapping bricks to the bottom of my feet would help. 😉
Anyway, thank you for reading and thank you for the support!