You should write more frequently, lots of great thought provoking questions and musings here! One part near the end struck me:
"I slowly began to realize that marketing "spirituality" came with a deeply insidious, price tag of an unexamined assumption - I know what is best for the rest of humanity. As I started to question it, the edifice started tumbling down. I could no longer buy the plot of the story fervently narrated by the tribe of marketers - Yes, you can aspire to be better than who you are by doing something which we recommend. "
I find this is a frequent problem along the path of spiritual evolution - when you find deeper truths about the world you are moved to share them. But in this process one can become arrogant about these insights, and in fact plateau spiritually. Typically in our culture this is tempered by continuous introspection and teachings of a guru. But exploring spirituality in the modern context, it's often not as simple. I'm curious where you've landed and what insights you have to share in regards to your thoughts around this. Perhaps it could be the seed of a future article as well?
Thank you for sharing your comments. Yes, I have gone through my set of gurus and over time, have now built a sangha to work on my inner ground. Thank you for prodding to write more often. I've been wanting to. I am in the middle of too many things and I procrastinate coming to this page, until I get the right inner climate.
You should write more frequently, lots of great thought provoking questions and musings here! One part near the end struck me:
"I slowly began to realize that marketing "spirituality" came with a deeply insidious, price tag of an unexamined assumption - I know what is best for the rest of humanity. As I started to question it, the edifice started tumbling down. I could no longer buy the plot of the story fervently narrated by the tribe of marketers - Yes, you can aspire to be better than who you are by doing something which we recommend. "
I find this is a frequent problem along the path of spiritual evolution - when you find deeper truths about the world you are moved to share them. But in this process one can become arrogant about these insights, and in fact plateau spiritually. Typically in our culture this is tempered by continuous introspection and teachings of a guru. But exploring spirituality in the modern context, it's often not as simple. I'm curious where you've landed and what insights you have to share in regards to your thoughts around this. Perhaps it could be the seed of a future article as well?
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Thank you for sharing your comments. Yes, I have gone through my set of gurus and over time, have now built a sangha to work on my inner ground. Thank you for prodding to write more often. I've been wanting to. I am in the middle of too many things and I procrastinate coming to this page, until I get the right inner climate.
I should rather say: I've found a sangha. Or to be more truthful: The Sangha found me:)