“ Despise yourself, and wish that others should despise you. ”
William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). copy citation
| Author | William James |
|---|---|
| Source | The Varieties of Religious Experience |
| Topic | despise wish |
| Date | 1902 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/621/621-h/621-h.html |
Context
““ Not to seek the best in everything, but to seek the worst, so that you may enter for the love of Christ into a complete destitution, a perfect poverty of spirit, and an absolute renunciation of everything in this world.
“ Embrace these practices with all the energy of your soul and you will find in a short time great delights and unspeakable consolations.
Despise yourself, and wish that others should despise you. “ Speak to your own disadvantage, and desire others to do the same;
“ Conceive a low opinion of yourself, and find it good when others hold the same;
[pg 306] “ To enjoy the taste of all things, have no taste for anything.
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“ Embrace these practices with all the energy of your soul and you will find in a short time great delights and unspeakable consolations.
Despise yourself, and wish that others should despise you. “ Speak to your own disadvantage, and desire others to do the same;
“ Conceive a low opinion of yourself, and find it good when others hold the same;
[pg 306] “ To enjoy the taste of all things, have no taste for anything.
” source
