How to fight pride in your self?!
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Sooner or later a proud person realizes that he is proud. But what do you do to get rid of it?
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Before the answer to your question would actually be of any use to you, it would be more beneficial for you to authentically understand what has motivated you to believe that there exists possible benefit through the ommission of your pride. In most people, pride is simply an additional term used to describe the manifestations of the ego.
And although most people would refuse to admit it, the majority of people in our society today are not wholly served by their ego. The sole purpose of an individual's ego is to reinforce our internal voice that says that we are right, no matter what the situation, no matter what the consequence.
We have been conditioned to value being right over almost everything else. How many times have you been involved in an argument or debate during which you realized that the confrontation had become more about each side proving that they are right rather than seeking resolution to the difference of opinion. Have you ever realized that maybe you weren't right but kept arguing with the same fervor? Our ego is constantly waging a battle within us in an effort to achieve two related objectives; First, reassure us that we are right within our actions, our beliefs, and even our destructive negative emotions and attacks. Secondly, the ego helps us to avoid at all costs any admission that we may be wrong in anything we say, feel, or do.
This neverending voice within you at first glance would seem to be an ally in your trek through the world, protecting you from pain and anguish while continually reassuring you that you are right, you are good, that you do not need to spend any time or effort examining your beliefs or actions.
It is this sole reason that most people are unable to tame their ego and cease to exist as their own ego's slave. When we only protect ourselves from the possibility of being wrong in an effort to avoid embarassment or pain, we sacrifice our ability to grow as individuals and relate to those around us.
In short, the answer to your question is that the answer to your question would provide no real value. The real answer to your pondering is simply this, do not allow your ego and your pride to be the only voice that guides your beliefs about yourself, it is only one voice and it only has one line. When pride in one's self is well deserved it is easily evident for it is the same pride you would comfortably feel in another's actions or accomplishments.
True value in life is found in our relating to each other, our growth as individuals, and our constant pursuit to be above our personal drive to avoid pain in order to be bigger than the views we hold about ourselves.
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become a nun.. or a priest dude
Why the hell would you want to get rid of it?
Be proud of yourself regardless of who or what you are.
Never get rid of it.
Awareness is the key. There is no harm being a lil proud at times as its a ego boost to you.
There is nothing wrong with being proud of who you are. Proud of your accomlishments, your family, your work, your capabilities.
It is false pride that is the problem. That is when your pride lets you think you are better than everyone else.
Always be proud of yourself as a person.
What's wrong with being proud? There's a difference between arrogance and pride! There's nothing wrong with having high self-esteem and being proud of yourself, your talents, and your accomplishments.
Why would you want to get rid of pride? It is important to have self-esteem and be confident in your abilities.
If you are referring to pride meaning arrogance and self-absorption, then you get rid of it by getting over yourself and realize that you are not the only one that matters. That is easier said than done. It usually takes a very humbling experience to truly make a difference. Visit a nursing home and then visit a children's hospital. Listen to their stories and be lifted by their optimism and hope and suddenly you will not seem quite so self-important.
Read the early church fathers- they have a lot of advice in this regard. (especially the Philokalia). Also realize that there are basically two things that make us who we are- the way we are made and our environment. So we all do the best with what we get.
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