Funny Article About Spirituality

[sgn]

I'm not much for reading articles but this one I thought was pretty funny:
http://highexistence.com/10-spiritual-bypassing-things-people-total-bullshit/

[Dodo]

[Shin]

This is very interesting to read, and also extremely truthful, thank you

This part is critical:

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It’s easy to delude oneself into believing that spirituality is going to make life feel like endlessly floating upon a cloud, but in practice, this is not the case. Life is still full of suffering, and in order to really grow and learn from our experience, we need to be honest with ourselves about what we’re feeling and let ourselves feel it fully. In my case, my desire to always be “Zen,” to “go with the flow,” and to project an image of inner peace to myself and others prevented me from seeing the truth of various situations/experiences and taking responsibility for dealing with them.

And this one:

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The lesson here is that growth and learning are unending processes. If you think you have nothing left to learn, you’re probably sabotaging yourself in a number of ways. It can be profoundly difficult to admit that for a long time one has been incorrect or misguided, but the alternative is much worse. The alternative is a kind of spiritual and intellectual death—a state of perpetual stagnation in which one endlessly deludes oneself into thinking that one has all the answers, that one has reached one’s Final Form. In a rapidly changing world, continual learning is of paramount importance.

 

Edited March 23, 2017 by Shin

[LRyan]

I think this is a great article.  I can agree that I do a couple of the things on his list....which I wasn't aware of....More work to do on myself I guess...

[sgn]

@Dodoster Haha. Have you seen his youtube channel? https://www.youtube.com/user/AwakenWithJP

[LRyan]

No, I only read the article.....Wow, this guy is a comedian I guess.  

[sgn]

@LRyan I just meant the guy in the picture in Dodoster's post. It's not the same guy who wrote the article.

[LRyan]

Oh....oops!  I was wondering how an obvious comedian like him could actually write something serious and meaningful...Sorry I'm slow ! lol!