We use all sorts of tricks to try deceive ourselves into thinking we have self esteem.
People chase money and status and relationships to try to feel good and feel worthwhile, but eventually, often as these things fall away we realise we're as empty as the day the chase began.
Lately I have been taking a look at the yoga world to loosen my own physical flexibility. But something that surprised me to see was how emotionally restrictive and inflexible the teachers seem to be. Of course their bodies are wonderfully loose, I would love to get to that state of flexibility myself.
While looking at the clips or images all is well and admirable, but often (not always), when reading the text below, we see plenty of lifeless spiritual mundanity. Talk of sharing love, manifestation, only allowing positive thoughts, having intentions to create the life they want.
Nice words and thoughts will never embrace the well of darkness that lies within all of us.
Fluffy spirituality is the opposite of how I work with clients. People arrive at me because all the spiritual platitudes ultimately did not bring them peace. This modern spiritual escapism is a layer of wallpaper over the much deeper cracks. We lie to ourselves, until we can't anymore. But, eventually we admit there is still an emptiness within. This is tough to accept and admit, but it is through this door that we can allow the old identity to die off (ego death), and a new life to be reborn.
We must admit that all the positive thinking in the world and all the egos pushing for control and success, has nothing to do with a deep inner peace.
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