{"id":151340,"date":"2014-01-30T20:39:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T18:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/where-is-the-greatness-of-man\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:35:00","slug":"where-is-the-greatness-of-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/en\/where-is-the-greatness-of-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does Human Greatness Lie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe greatness of a human being lies in the fact that no one can save them. They must save themselves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is the sixth of the \u201cFifty Precious Gems of Joyful Understanding\u201d in Kriya Yoga. I value it deeply because there is a profound difference between helping and saving. In the interdependent reality in which we live, it is inevitable that we help one another\u2014to support, to heal, to participate in the exchange of love and care in its many forms.<\/p>\n

Salvation, however, pertains to the human soul. It is a personal matter, and this is precisely where human greatness resides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe greatness of a human being lies in the fact that no one can save them. They must save themselves.\u201d This is the sixth of the \u201cFifty Precious Gems of Joyful Understanding\u201d in Kriya Yoga. I value it deeply because there is a profound difference between helping and saving. In the interdependent reality in which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":148984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[645],"class_list":["post-151340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-intelligence","tag-thought-of-the-day"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t