The greatest greatness and the greatest humility go hand in hand naturally and without effort.
When the Greatest of all says, "I am the Greatest," it is but a spontaneous expression of an infallible Truth. The strength of his greatness lies not in raising the dead but in his great humiliation when he allows himself to be ridiculed, persecuted and crucified at the hands of those who are weak in flesh and spirit. Throughout the ages, humanity has failed to fathom the true depth of the humility underlying the great- ness of the Avatar, gauging his divinity by its acquired, limited religious standards. Even real saints and sages, who have some knowledge of the Truth, have failed to understand the Avatar’s greatness when faced with his real humility. Age after age history repeats itself when men and women, in their ignorance, limitations and pride, sit in judgment over the God-Man who declares his Godhood, and condemn him for uttering the truths they cannot understand. He is indifferent to abuse and persecution, for in his true compassion he under- stands, in his continuous experience of Reality he knows, and in his infinite mercy he forgives.
