“On the rocky mountain of pride, the rainwater of merit will not be retained.”
A Tibetan proverb says, “On the rocky mountain of pride, the rainwater of merit will not be retained.” The mind filled with pride blocks the happiness of calmness and peace. When faced with someone filled with pride, people will find him or her difficult to get along with and thus choose to avoid him or her. Thus, a mind that contains pride but no humility makes you less happy and causes more mental afflictions. It leads to less love and compassion but more jealousy, and makes other people become fearful of and dislike you, thereby making mutual benefit nearly impossible.