Musings on Vainglory
Bibliography

Sources and Citation Index

Bracketed references in each essay map to the source numbers below. Where possible, online links are included for quick access.

Religious and Historical Sources

  1. John Climacus. The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Steps 22-23. Trans. Colm Luibheid and Norman Russell. Paulist Press, 1982. Online Step texts: Step 22, Step 23.
  2. Augustine of Hippo. Confessions, Book X. New Advent text.
  3. Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologiae, II-II, q.132 (Vainglory) and q.162 (Pride). q.132, q.162.
  4. Hebrew Bible / Torah. Numbers 12:3. Sefaria text.
  5. Pirkei Avot 4:1. Sefaria text.
  6. "Devekut." My Jewish Learning overview.
  7. Gethin, Rupert. The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford University Press, 1998. (Discussion of conceit / mana in early Buddhist thought.)
  8. Bodhi, Bhikkhu. The Noble Eightfold Path. Buddhist Publication Society, 1994. (On self-view, conceit, and liberation.)
  9. "Haumai." SikhiWiki entry.
  10. Sikh Coalition. "Sikh Values and Concepts" (sections on seva, humility, and ego). Overview.

Psychology, Consciousness, and Social Media

  1. Freud, Sigmund. The Ego and the Id. 1923.
  2. Jung, C. G. Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self. 1951.
  3. Premack, David, and Guy Woodruff. "Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind?" Behavioral and Brain Sciences 1.4 (1978): 515-526. DOI.
  4. Frith, Chris, and Uta Frith. "Theory of mind." Current Biology 15.17 (2005): R644-R645. DOI.
  5. Nesi, Jacqueline, and Mitchell J. Prinstein. "Using social media for social comparison and feedback-seeking." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 43 (2015): 1427-1438. DOI.
  6. Kross, Ethan, et al. "Facebook use predicts declines in subjective well-being in young adults." PLOS ONE 8.8 (2013): e69841. DOI.
  7. Sezer, Ovul, Francesca Gino, and Michael I. Norton. "Humblebragging: A Distinct - and Ineffective - Self-Presentation Strategy." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 114.1 (2018): 52-74. DOI.
  8. Zuboff, Shoshana. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. PublicAffairs, 2019.

Sufism and Hindu Traditions

  1. Qur'an 107:4-6 (warning against prayer done \"to be seen\"). Quran.com text.
  2. Al-Ghazali. Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (sections on ostentation / riya and self-admiration / ujb).
  3. Al-Qushayri. Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya (chapter on ikhlas, sincerity).
  4. Bhagavad Gita 3.27 (egoic doership / ahamkara). Verse text.
  5. Bhagavad Gita 13.7-8 and 16.4 (humility vs pride and vanity). 13.7, 16.4.
  6. Patanjali. Yoga Sutras 2.3 (afflictions including asmita). Sutra overview.
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