Self Confidence vs. Over Confidence
Question to Radhanath Swami: How will you distinguish between self confidence and over confidence?
Radhanath Swami Answers: We should be willing to take risks and have courage to go beyond what we feel we can do. But is has to be realistic. Enthusiasm and patience are necessary for real achievement on the spiritual platform.
Question to Radhanath Swami: How will you distinguish between self confidence and over confidence?
Radhanath Swami Answers: We should be willing to take risks and have courage to go beyond what we feel we can do. But is has to be realistic. Enthusiasm and patience are necessary for real achievement on the spiritual platform.
In one sense
we should not be afraid of being over confident, if it is based on the
proper foundation of confidence and faith. However, we should not be
stupid. Srila Praphupada, our Guru, used to say that you shouldn’t go to
the forest and embrace the tiger, even though you know that God is in
the heart of the tiger; you shouldn’t lovingly kiss the lips of a cobra,
even though you know that he is a child of God. That is a type of over
confidence, because it’s just beyond your level of reality. You have to
be intelligent.
So there must be proper utilization of intelligence and at the same time enthusiasm and patience, devoid of arrogance. But don’t be afraid to strive for things beyond the horizon of your ideals.
So there must be proper utilization of intelligence and at the same time enthusiasm and patience, devoid of arrogance. But don’t be afraid to strive for things beyond the horizon of your ideals.
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