I'm Spiritually Bypassing...

[Swagala]

Fuck me. I'm feeling a little bit bitter but also relieved. I've been feeling off for so long. I sometimes worry that I'm probably just trying to avoid my life problems with spirituality. Something always felt off about the fact that we're here for a reason and then just suddenly wanting to avoid it by having no-self or whatever other means. At least, that's how I was going through with it. I'm thankful for getting to this realization. I can finally progress more from this new found clarity.

The video that made me realize my Spiritual Bypassing:

https://youtu.be/0ErlTinKrQw

I wonder how many people are also doing this. I wonder how many are willing to admit it to themselves.

[Jkris]

@Swagala does it matter if you are trying to escape from life by spirituality or saints renouncing the world and living in solitude and peace.

All are mind tricks keep pursuing.

[Swagala]

24 minutes ago, Jkris said:

@Swagala does it matter if you are trying to escape from life by spirituality or saints renouncing the world and living in solitude and peace.

All are mind tricks keep pursuing.

I believe it matters.

When you're escaping or avoiding the situation in life, what is that but resistance? Resistance to this part of the Oneness. It's like denying that part of the Oneness. I don't believe that you should be resisting or denying anything happening in life because the fact that it's happening means that it's supposed to be happening. The happening is a part of the Oneness.

The saints or monks may have had they're own situations where they already felt complete or loved themselves and thus were able to flow themselves into the process of "true enlightenment".

Edit:

Also, I believe that when one is avoiding or resisting life, they'll have the problem of, a lot of the time, going back to this lower-self; worrying about the future, their life, doubts, etc... Maybe if you were able to completely transcend these worries (by meditation or what have you) at ease (depending on the degree of worries) you can be at peace and ease your self into enlightenment. But when one is having a difficult time being at piece about their worries, maybe fixing their problems is the best way to get to that state of piece and finally be able to ease into enlightenment.

Edited May 5, 2019 by Swagala

[bejapuskas]

If you say, that you are spiritually bypassing and still doing it, that is a serious problem. 

Get rid of the victim mentality and just get straight to the work. That's how overcoming certain things often works.

[Lister]

@Swagala What is your resistance about? I have had great success looking into my resistance patterns during meditation and managing to integrate parts of my shadow. The whole process leads to a quieter mind that is able to consistently inquire into true nature. Shadow work and enlightenment go very well together. 

[noselfnofun]

On 05/05/2019 at 5:31 AM, Swagala said:

Fuck me. I'm feeling a little bit bitter but also relieved. I've been feeling off for so long. I sometimes worry that I'm probably just trying to avoid my life problems with spirituality. Something always felt off about the fact that we're here for a reason and then just suddenly wanting to avoid it by having no-self or whatever other means. At least, that's how I was going through with it. I'm thankful for getting to this realization. I can finally progress more from this new found clarity.

The video that made me realize my Spiritual Bypassing:

https://youtu.be/0ErlTinKrQw

I wonder how many people are also doing this. I wonder how many are willing to admit it to themselves.

What is it you are actually bypassing? give some examples. Also you could make a case that everyone tries to bypass having to do spiritual work, everyone has traumas , fears and existential truths they all try and distract themselves from by doing hobbies, work, tv, relationships ect. The ego is a bypassing machine. 

[Neorez]

@Swagala I can relate to this. I got in to spiritual work because of the no-self or egolessness which resonated with me, because I hated certain aspects of myself. I hoped that getting rid of the self those aspects would follow. There is a lot of counter intuiveness in spiritual work. If certain aspects have power over you, you should accept them only then they'll lose their grip. It's something I struggle a lot with. Best of luck moving forward!

[Shin]

Unless you have some godly level of spiritual giftness in you, you will bypass emotional issues with this work.

So don't blame yourself for that, it's totally norlal ?

[mandyjw]

I have found that I can find false spiritual reasoning for everything I do. My bad habit of being messy, really that's just because I'm more focused on spiritual matters than material, not because I can't focus long enough to get my shit together.