GOD'S MERCY AND CONEIT AND HUMBLENESS

26. Lack of conceit (na atimanita) signifies absence of excessive pride. The Lord does not harbor pride, though His cosmic possessions and powers are infinite. In humble concealment He secretly works for man’s salvation through the propelling power in virtuous actions and in the silent attraction of His love inherent in each soul.



…Only he who is free from the sense of self-importance becomes richer and richer in spirituality until he is one with God. On the mountain peaks of pride, the mercy rains of God cannot gather; but they readily collect in the valley of humbleness.



—Paramahansa Yogananda, the twenty-six ennobling qualities of the devotee, chapter 16, God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita.