When someone dedicates their life to something, they earn the status of an expert. But when they feel like they are all knowing, they are driven by pride instead of knowledge. They will learn the hard way that their ego has led them astray. And their deadly pride will be the very thing that kills them.
First, karma can kill
Followed by danger's right behind ... Show More
Oct 2024
Emotions 2.0: The Feeling that Moves Us Forward
<p>For centuries, philosophers and theologians have warned about the dangers of pride and hubris. It’s an emotion that can make us arrogant, egotistical, and reckless. But psychologist <a href="https://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/">Jessica Tracy</a> suggests this ca ... Show More
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Aug 2025
Don’t Play the Pride Game
<p>Friends, for this Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, I want to talk to you about a very important theme—namely, pride and its antidote. I don’t know a spiritual teacher who doesn’t say that the fundamental problem we have is pride; it is the most deadly of the deadly sins. ... Show More
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