In Buddhism and most faiths, humility – feeling that we all share common ground, feeling neither superior or inferior to others – is both a prerequisite to awakening and an expression of mature spirituality. This talk explores how our conditioning and culture reinforce a swing from ego-inflation to ego-deflation. We then look at how a wise and kind attention opens us to who we are beyond these confining egoic states, and enables us to live with humility and grace.