Sunday thought

 

Daily Reflection – Humility, Ego & Gratitude

Today was a beautiful day from the very beginning. At 3 AM, I rose for my yoga, my meditation, and my reading. I stretched, breathed, and gave thanks. The lesson that came to me in that quiet hour was about humbleness and ego.

By the time I got to church, the preacher spoke on the same thing. He talked about how suffering makes you humble and teaches you to know God. His words echoed what I had already felt in my body that morning. It reminded me of Reverend Richard years ago, when he told me, “I only speak it, but you live it.” Now I understand.

Throughout the day, in every gathering I entered, the same topic appeared—humility and ego. But I also saw something else: a lot of people speak about humility without living it. Many are still trapped by fear, by material things, by ego. And that’s not judgment—it’s truth. I sat silent, because sometimes silence is the best teacher.

What amazes me is this: all the books people quote—the Bible, the twelve steps, the sacred philosophies—they could not have been written by people living in distraction or comfort. Those books were born from discipline, yoga, meditation, mysticism. Only someone who breathed deep into their body, surrendered to the floor, and lived a life of practice could receive that kind of wisdom.

As for me, I am grateful. Grateful that I can be in any backyard—Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Indian, African, American. I’ve lived among people who drank and smoked all day long. I’ve sat with those who chased only money. But I never followed their path. I held onto my discipline, my yoga, my breath, my clarity. That is my wealth.

In today’s gatherings, I realized something else: I rarely hear gratitude spoken. People talk about the past, about what they lost, about their struggles—but almost never, “Thank you, God, for waking me up this morning. Thank you for this breath. Thank you for another chance.” That silence is where I find my role. I share gratitude. I live it.

And tonight, as I close this day, I see my journey more clearly. Humility is not in words. It is in the body, in the breath, in the practice. Ego cannot survive when you surrender to the floor. Gratitude is the real teacher.

This is why I live the way I live. This is why I continue the path of self-mastery.