Let's talk about spiritual bypassing.

[TDLH]

12 hours ago, Brittany said:

The shadow workers are saying:

"Spiritual bypassing is wrong and you need to stop doing it.".

No one is saying Spiritual bypassing is wrong!  It is a tool for Self reflection, it is a tool to expand Self awareness, it is a tool that opens the door to expanded thoughts, ideas, beliefs, expectations, feelings and emotions.

 

12 hours ago, Brittany said:

This post isn't against spiritual bypassing as a concept, but shining a light on the way it is so often used to disempower others in the name of clarity"

You are right, some individuals may use Spiritual bypassing as a tool to disempower others for there own narcissistic tendencies and/or to make themselves feel more superior or more empowered.  But to say it is to disempower others in the name of Clarity, that is open for interpretation and perspective.

All tools, labels, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, expectations, feelings or emotions can be perceived as good or bad.  It’s all within the eye of the beholder.

All Human conscious tools, labels and concepts that reside in duality, are open for infinite perspectives and interpretations, that’s is the beauty of the Human experience.

Having said that, we are all interdependent, interrelated, and interconnected.  We all have our own unique awareness within the greater collective, but it is the “sharing” of thoughts, ideas, images, beliefs, expectations, feelings and emotions that help us evolve and expand our consciousness and awareness. 

Compassion is an awareness, knowledge and reflection of one’s own experience and journey that is consciously shared with others, with no expectations or strings attached. 

The examples of Spiritual Bypassing that I copied and pasted on this forum from the LonerWolf site, are just examples of a Hwy sign alerting the traveler that there are possible falling rocks from the cliffs that are along the narrow path towards enlightenment.  What the traveller does with that, label, sign, information and pointer of awareness, is up to the individual.  

The compassionate sharing of that sign (examples of Spiritual Bypassing) should never be interpreted as a tool to disempower others in the name of Clarity!  It should in fact be the opposite, and used as a tool to “Empower” our Human brothers and sisters!

Just sharing a few thoughts, ideas, and beliefs!

Edited January 12, 2022 by TDLH

[The0Self]

It can definitely happen. You know how in nonduality meetings, when someone asks how they can get enlightened, the speaker will say: "You'll have to go elsewhere for that." ? Well, in a sense, they're actually not kidding... 

Though, of course, at the culmination of the process, it will invariably be obvious that there was no process.

Some ways to avoid bypassing are 1. self inquiry (and/or viewing yourself as already being fully surrendered to activity) and most importantly, 2. the art of determining exactly what it is that you authentically desire. That's sort of the whole game, in my view.

Edited January 12, 2022 by The0Self