Introduction
The consequences of identification
with pride are varied but one definite one is an increase in the strength of
the general fear that we have, and this often goes unnoticed. Notice that the
people who have a lot of pride also have a lot of fear. If for example we jolt
people, are rude and insulting we end up fearing social engagements and
activities especially where there are people present who may not like us or
maybe rude with us just as we have been rude with them or others.
This post is dedicated to explain
why pride increases fear.
Why?
Because pride causes one to make
errors with something very important, fundamental, deep, innate and intrinsic
within our physical, psychological and spiritual nature, and something is fairness
and balance.
When we act unfairly or unjustly we
affect that very intrinsic balance within us and the results of having that inner
scale affected of course has varied effects but the common one is a kind of separation,
rebellion and regret in our three natures, physical, psychological and spiritual.
We often with pride we try to
correct something that we see as unfair but we do the unfair thing and hurt
others or treat them unfairly.
That separation is a kind of
distance from the balance and harmony within ourselves, which most certainly includes
our Being, and that separation is a kind of unbalance and of course to get back
to balance we have to make some efforts or if we do not make those efforts
voluntarily we incur and debt that will at some time be collected from us. In
other words pride increases our karma and karma in turn increases our fear.
Why Karma Causes Fear
We have fear from karma because we
instinctively know that karmic debts will be collected at some time in the
future. That unknown time is one cause of fear and the idea that paying the
karmic debt will cause us pain is the other.
So because pride causes karmic
debt we get a little more fearful because deep down and instinctively we know
we have erred and that error will cost us. This principle applies to any other
ego that generates karma.
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