What is real modesty?
Philosophy · asked by user [] · 2008-05-22 · 2 answers
"Real modesty is to be disgusted with improper activities"
http://srimadbhagavatam.com/11/19/40-45/en
Can you explain this to me with examples?
http://srimadbhagavatam.com/11/19/40-45/en
Can you explain this to me with examples?
user [2] · 2008-05-22
modesty or humbleness for the case is common sense to the max.user [265] · 2008-05-22
[quote][cite] abhiram:[/cite]"Real modesty is to be disgusted with improper activities"http://srimadbhagavatam.com/11/19/40-45/en
Can you explain this to me with examples?[/quote]
I think in this case "modesty" is a sense of shyness, a desire to act in a proper, moral way. Like a woman who would not talk to a strange man out of sense of modesty. It would NOT be modest for her to strike a casual conversation in that way.