Tag: "Superiority"

tag name	Superiority	type:	Miscellaneous
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Superiority
related tags	Pride, arrogance, egoism and selfishness
referring tags	Elitism; Intellectualism; Judgmentalism
notes	"... Show forbearance and benevolence and love to one another. Should anyone among you be incapable of grasping a certain truth, or be striving to comprehend it, show forth, when conversing with him, a spirit of extreme kindliness and goodwill. Help him to see and recognize the truth, without esteeming yourself to be, in the least, superior to him, or to be possessed of greater endowments..." – Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, V (BH01034) "Ever since the seeking of preference and distinction came into play, the world hath been laid waste. It hath become desolate... Indeed, man is noble, inasmuch as each one is a repository of the sign of God. Nevertheless, to regard oneself as superior in knowledge, learning or virtue, or to exalt oneself or seek preference, is a grievous transgression. Great is the blessedness of those who are adorned with the ornament of this unity and have been graciously confirmed by God." – Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, Chapter 2, 13.1; cited in a letter dated 14 March 1996, written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual; also in compilation Issues Related to the Study of the Bahá'í Faith, section 6. "It is a great mistake to believe that because people are illiterate or live primitive lives, they are lacking in either intelligence or sensibility. On the contrary, they may well look on us with the evils of our civilization, with its moral corruption, its ruinous wars, its hypocrisy and conceit, as people who merit watching with both suspicion and contempt. We should meet them as equals, well-wishers, people who admire and respect their ancient decent... – From a letter dated 21 September 1951 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to the Comite Nacional de Ensenanza Bahai pare los Indigenas, in Teaching Among Aboriginal and Indigenous People, no. 334
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superiority_complex; bahaiquotes.com/subject/superiority; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Superiority

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