The spiritual ego is the most dangerous type of ego of all.
If you aren’t mindful, it can wreak total destruction in your life – but not in a violent or aggressive way. Instead, the spiritual ego is disguised under the mask of “good intentions,” “higher vibration,” “awakened perspective,” and humble pomposity.
Beware of the spiritual ego. Watch out for spiritual narcissism.
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Spiritual egotism is a trap that many of us spiritual seekers can and will fall into at some point (whether internally or externally through the hands of others).
On a personal level, the longer we remain in the stagnant standstill of spiritual egotism, the more likely we are to turn into a spiritual narcissist.
Indeed, spiritual narcissism is perhaps the most tragic malady to befall humanity of all and the worst pitfall we can experience on our spiritual awakening journeys.
We’ll explore why a little later in this article. But first, let’s explore what the spiritual ego is exactly and how it evolves into spiritual narcissism.
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What is the Spiritual Ego?
Firstly, let’s touch on the basics. What is the ego? The ego is our separate sense of self or the illusory “I” story that we carry around in the world as an evolutionary survival mechanism.
Yet, while the separate sense of self (“me, myself, I”) helps us to distinguish ourselves from others and therefore survive, it is also the source of all our suffering when we take this separate self seriously.
Why is the ego the source of our suffering? When we feel like small and separate little islands, we feel innately cut off from our true home and True Nature which is boundless, whole, and not subject to birth or death (i.e., it is infinite). Ancient spiritual traditions have called this Divine essence Spirit, God/dess, Higher Self, Life, Oneness, Christ Consciousness, Nondual Awareness, and so on.
So what is the spiritual ego? The spiritual ego builds on top of this fundamental ego that we carry around – it is the ego on crack, the ego on steroids, and the ego inflated beyond its usual garden-variety size.
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Yet the unfortunate and rather tragic thing is that many people often don’t realize that they’ve developed a spiritual ego until shit hits the proverbial fan.
How Does the Spiritual Ego Develop?
The spiritual ego is a product of spiritual materialism – that is, using spirituality to serve the ego, instead of approaching the spiritual path with the intent of trying to move beyond the ego.
When spiritual paths, practices, and concepts become a slave of the ego, the spiritual ego is born. In other words, when a person’s central idea about themselves is ruled by the belief that they’re a “spiritual person,” this is the spiritual ego.
When being a “spiritual person” eclipses all else that a person is, this is the spiritual ego in action. Yes, there are positive benefits to building your identity around spirituality. But there are also some pretty scary consequences that we shouldn’t ignore.
The Development of Spiritual Narcissism
Walking the spiritual path properly is a very subtle process; it is not something to jump into naively. There are numerous sidetracks which lead to a distorted, ego-centered version of spirituality; we can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spiritually when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques. This fundamental distortion may be referred to as spiritual materialism.
– Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Spiritual narcissism is the very culmination of spiritual egotism: it is the ego that has become so solid, so fixed, so unyielding in the idea of its own spiritual greatness that it is pathological. It is narcissistic.
As we know already, narcissism is a mental disorder where a person has an inflated sense of their own importance (amongst several other spiky issues). The exact same problem applies to spiritual narcissists: they have such an unwavering belief in their own awakened perspective, their own “special” spiritual achievements and knowledge, that they cannot connect with (or tolerate) their humanity.
Spiritual narcissists cannot tolerate other people either – even though they may fine-tune the external image of being compassionate or wise – others ultimately pose a threat to their delusional grandiosity.
Spiritual narcissism begins with spiritual materialism. Within spiritual materialism (the trap of using spirituality to serve the ego), there is always a seed of spiritual narcissism. And if that seed keeps being fed without going unchecked, without being uprooted or challenged, it grows and grows.
Eventually, we can become so sidetracked, so deluded by the ego that has used spirituality to make itself indestructible, that we are worse off on the spiritual path than when we began.
Examples of the Spiritual Ego
So what does the spiritual ego look like in action, and how does it corrupt our spiritual awakening paths?
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Below I’ll share a few examples that are commonly seen in the spiritual community – and while some of them are borderline spiritually narcissistic, others are flat-out expressions of spiritual narcissism. Let’s look at some examples of the spiritual ego:
- Claiming to have “special access” to a spirit guide/angel/spirit/ascended master for the purposes of self-aggrandizement
- Believing oneself to be the reincarnation of a superior being, famous spiritual historical figure, etc., and broadcasting that to everyone
- Taking frequent pictures of one’s spiritual practice and posting them online in order to boost one’s self-image, status, and gain attention or validation
- Declaring that others can’t possibly understand you because you have attained a certain state of ‘high vibrational awareness,’ awakening, liberation, etc. – and showing contempt for those who aren’t at the same ‘level’ (instead of being compassionate)
- Using Dharma-talk to avoid being psychologically vulnerable, showing empathy, and facing human emotions (e.g., “Just let go and let be,” “You attracted that experience,” “Who is there to experience this?”)
- Looking down on “low vibe,” “unevolved,” “unawakened,” and “asleep” people
- Boasting about and flaunting spiritual achievements or gifts (e.g., amazing mystical experiences, clairvoyant abilities, yoga certifications, etc.)
- Imitating what a “spiritual person” looks and sounds like
You get the picture.
I’m sure you can think of a few more examples, and you’re welcome to share them in the comments below.
15 Signs of the Spiritual Narcissist
The spiritual ego is so dangerous because it is nearly impenetrable, and that makes the spiritual narcissist a special flavor of dangerous.
People can spend their entire lives (or lifetimes) stuck in the trap of unknowingly misusing spiritual words, ideas, practices, and paths to inflate their egos.
Sadly, the spiritual ego can result in instances of abuse and even murder, such as the Jonestown tragedy, the abuse committed by Bikram Choudhury (founder of Bikram yoga), Swami Rama (Indian yogi), Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (spiritual teacher), Sogyal Rinpoche, Andrew Cohen, and even Chogyam Trungpa (who coined spiritual materialism), and so on. The cases of spiritual ego are so wide and varied that they are impossible to include here.
The reality is that as spiritual beings having a human experience, we are imperfect. Hell, I’ve fallen into the spiritual ego numerous times – and it’s not pretty. But the crucial thing is to practice humility, openness, and the willingness to be honest with ourselves (all hallmarks of authentic shadow work) – these qualities are the best defense against spiritual egotism and narcissism.
So, without further ado, here are signs of the spiritual ego that has evolved into a spiritual narcissist that you need to look out for (both within yourself and others):
- Overly publicizing (aka., boasting about) special spiritual accomplishments
- Claiming a stance of superiority (directly or indirectly) due to one’s spiritual gifts or talents
- Attempting to transcend the physical/earthly and take on godlike qualities
- Believing that one’s connection with the Divine is somehow deeper or more special than other people’s connection
- Focusing on how “more spiritually evolved” one is to others and …
- Judging others for being “less awakened,” “asleep,” “unconscious”
- Attempting to look like, dress, and sound like a “spiritual” person
- Using spiritual words and concepts to avoid being wrong, mistaken, or facing vulnerable emotions
- Flaunting how spiritual one is on social media (with photos that demonstrate spiritual postures, setups, locations, tools, etc.)
- Becoming overly identified with spiritual knowledge (and how much “you” know)
- Trying to convert people to one’s perception (preaching to them or debating)
- Resistance to being “called out” and resenting those who try to do this
- Claiming access to special and exclusive spiritual knowledge that others can’t access, and only they can access (e.g., such as through having a kundalini awakening, being a psychic healer, being a channeller of some higher being, etc.)
- Lack of curiosity and receptivity to life
- Wearing a mask of niceness, positivity, or wisdom
Essentially, those trapped in the hell realms of spiritual egotism frequently try to reaffirm their spiritual specialness to the world through covert and overt methods.
While spotting a spiritual narcissist “in the wild” is fairly easy, seeing these tendencies within ourselves is much harder. Why? The answer is that when we’re so close to and identified with a pattern of behavior that brings us some sense of satisfaction, we find ways of justifying and perpetuating its existence.
Why Are Spiritual Narcissists So Dangerous?
Quite simply, spiritual narcissists are so dangerous because they’re dressed in robes of light. They appear to be awakened, illuminated, wise, and all-loving on the surface – but beneath the facade is power-hungry delusion and darkness.
None of us are beyond the possibility of becoming spiritual narcissists if we aren’t mindful.
What makes the spiritual ego so dangerous is that it makes us feel all-powerful, even untouchable. And as such, to challenge the spiritual ego challenges the very foundations of our own self-worth and self-image – and that can be positively terrifying (which makes the spiritual ego so tricky and, therefore, dangerously unyielding).
In fact, we can even feel like we’re committing a profane and sacrilegious act by calling out the spiritual ego because it’s so inflated and has such a good opinion of itself (a delusion which that we have entirely bought into).
Not only that, but the spiritual ego is also dangerous because it limits all growth: it is the death of any transformation because to evolve means to go through the cycles of death and rebirth. And if the spiritual ego has “already arrived,” there is a stasis, there simply cannot be any more growth.
In fact, the deadliest virus on our paths is to believe that “we’ve arrived,” have become “enlightened,” or somehow spiritually superior to others. The ego has not only become narcissistic, but it has developed a full-blown God Complex or the state of believing that one is, in actual fact, God. But this is not in an egoless, non-dual way (non-duality also being subject to the same dire issues): this is pure ego-centrism, the very definition of darkness or the absence of light.
The more ego-based we are, the further we are from the Light of Consciousness, which goes beyond the self. Furthermore, if residing in the ego equals a disconnection from the Divine, living from a place of ego-centric God Complex goes one step further: it is like living in total darkness – the very definition of hell.
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When a person is living in hell, they will harm others – this is basic knowledge that even a child can understand. When there is a total absence of light, there is only darkness – and how can a person see, feel, think, or behave clearly in such a state? The result is suffering, both for the one experiencing the God Complex and for those unfortunate souls happening to be in the proximity of the spiritual narcissist.
How to Stop the Spiritual Ego
As I mentioned previously, we need to approach the spiritual path with humility, openness, and the willingness to be honest with ourselves.
A crucial place to start is by practicing a combination of self-love and shadow work – two central inner work practices.
We all have a shadow side (i.e., the face of the ego that isn’t presented to the public), and we need to become aware of it in order to prevent issues such as spiritual egotism and narcissism from arising.
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To guard against spiritual egotism and narcissism, you can start by asking yourself questions such as:
- “If I saw someone else behave the way I do, what would I think of them?”
- “Am I willing to face my inner contradictions and hypocrisies? If there is resistance, what doesn’t the spiritual ego want me to see?”
- “In what areas do I feel spiritually superior to others?”
- “How consistent am I in what I feel, think, and do?”
You can also ask trusted friends, loved ones, or spiritual mentors to help point out areas where you might be falling into spiritual delusion. Regular introspective journaling (see our shadow work journal), is also another way of calling out the spiritual ego and guarding against becoming a spiritual narcissist.
Final Words
Guarding against the spiritual ego and learning how to identify spiritual narcissists on our spiritual journeys is of profound importance at every stage of our path.
Of all the spiritual traps and pitfalls we can fall into, spiritual narcissism is the worst because it not only endangers ourselves, keeping us stuck in a stagnating cesspool of darkness, but it also harms others by alienating, belittling, using, and dehumanizing them.
Along with sharpening our spiritual discernment and mindfulness (aka., having a clear mind), developing an open, humble, and honest heart is the key to preventing ourselves from either falling into the claws of spiritual narcissists – or becoming one ourselves.
May our minds be clear, and may our hearts be open always.
Tell me, what are your thoughts about spiritual narcissism and the spiritual ego? I’d love to hear about your experiences in the comments below. Also, feel free to suggest any methods that can help people guard against this spiritual trap.
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OMG! I get this! This is my fear. How does one discern if they are a spiritual narcissist or if they are truly connected to source in a divine way? (You sounded like Luna in this post at times. Sometimes your voices sound like each other.)
Thank you Fatana for the valuable question. If we’re connected to source, we won’t need to label it as divine, we’ll feel the connection deeply. This of course is very subjective and someone could ‘think’ they’re feeling connected using it as spiritual narcissism. So I think observing the behavior of yourself and others is more important, do we find ourselves seeing ourselves as superior to others? Do we rely a lot on labels and words about ourselves rather than experiences? And so forth.
Luna is the better writer (as English isn’t my first language) so she edits my articles, hence why our voices sometimes may sound similar :)
This is one of the most important teachings you’ve done, for spiritual narcissism is a big danger in the spiritual community. British philosopher/teacher Alan Watts talked about the ego’s ability to “hide” within spirituality back in the 1960s. (I think he called it “the Joker” that plays a game of using enlightenment as a way of maintaining its existence–or, at least, dominance–in one’s life.) I know I see this trap all the time in myself and am always struggling to beware of it.
I like that you’re starting to do videos now. From a purely presentation perspective, however, I’d recommend getting rid of the giant chairs you’re sitting in and sitting closer together (maybe on a loveseat or settee, perhaps). The arms of your chairs take up half of the screen and act almost like a barrier between you. I suspect you’ll be more comfortable with this format if you can feed off each others energy by being in closer proximity to one another. Just a thought….
Thank you Jeff for the thoughtful comment, I like Alan Watts ‘Joker’ label to describe this strange game our ego’s play. It’s definitely one of the biggest hindrances along the path that any honest seeker will face as it’s so subtle to notice and yet plants such deep roots in our sense of self.
I appreciate the feedback on the video, it’s definitely something to consider. We used whatever was around which happens to be our reading chairs, but I can see what you mean. My concern is, however, to maintain a strong individuality within our Luna and Sol videos. It’s easy to lose our separate roles within this dynamic and merging into a single ‘blob’ that often happens when two people present things together. But at the same time, we do want to be closer in the videos for the viewers enjoyment. Perhaps a compromise will be to bring the camera closer so as to remove the physical barrier of the chairs but still maintain a certain individual space.
Thanks again for the suggestion :).
I second this with the chairs. Aim to look cozy, at home and speaking to your best friends on the other side of the sofa (the viewers).
It seems to me personally to be a lot easier to “hide my light under a bushel” than to flaunt it for all to see. It is finding the balance that seems to be the challenge. Between self-agrandizement and denying my spiritual interests and practices. Moreover it is lonely in the spiritual closet.
Hehe, I like the spiritual closet. I agree, balance is always key. I believe in ‘anti-fragility’, that is, some things in life become stronger when exposed to friction and difficulty (when it’s the right time). I feel that the same applies with what you mention, allowing ourselves to be ‘seen’ while still maintaining our independence.
Excellent article! Thank you for addressing this serious problem.I have painfully experienced this pseudo enlightened bigotry.I dated a woman who used these exact tactics to demean,demoralize,and justify her narcissistic abuse.
All in the name of “enlightenment” !
Without Humility and self awareness there can be no true enlightenment.
False prophets and fraudulent spirituality of any dogma only leads to a deeper darkness.
Enlightenment for one may be unrealistic expectation for another.Who is to say they “know” the right way for another to live? You? Me?
No! We must strive to treat all living things with the respect and regard with which we would like to recieve .We must strive to bring no harm to this world regardless of our” station”in life.Our spirituality is sacred and personal .It is not to be used as a tool.
Thanks again for acknowledging this damaging phenomenon.
Thank you Matthew for sharing your valuable thoughts on the topic. I wholeheartedly conquer, it’s only through humility and self-awareness that we can strive toward a greater sense of being without harming others. I appreciate your comment :)
I closed down my blog and other social media except Youtube because I was feeling that I was getting boastful then I had this coming into my inbox. Needed this spiritual slap on my face and humble myself. Thank you Mateo.
Excellent article Mateo. You did forget one (so called) spiritual Master who may be the most dangerous, & that’s Prem Rawat who USES his Premies (followers) to seek out the most vulnerable people in society, eg prisoners, those who’ve been traumatized, the elderly etc & STAGES events hiring rooms in the United Nations to make it look like he was invited there to speak; & who killed an Indian cyclist whilst he was driving in his motorcade & made one of his followers take the blame by jumping in the back seat before the Police came; & covered up years of sexual molestation & Paedophilia by his Instructor. Prem Rawat is the typical Malignant Narcissist who cons people every day of his life.
Thank you John for bringing up Prem (A.K.A Maharajji). There’s indeed an infinite list of figures like him, I feel like we could dedicate a whole website just like this on exploring each one individually. Just recently I was reading about Sogyal Rinpoche (who authored a great book called The Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying), turns out he had someone else pen the book and he himself was involved in all kinds of similar scandals. All these figures are great illustrations of the dangers of the spiritual ego, and why we should tread very slowly before trusting any ‘thoughts’ we have about ourselves.
If you look into Prem Rawat you will probably find that he adheres to the spiritual philosophy of Monism as opposed to Dualism. Spiritual Monism is the same as what Trinity refers to in every religion and in Hinduism it is Brahma (Creator) – Vishnu (Maintainer) – Shiva (Holoharvester) and in Christianity it is quite similar JHVH (of who’s DNA we have and thus is the Father) – the Son (Jesus who de facto is of King David’s/Kali Durga’s bloodline and a part of the GFL that is led by the Mother: ) – Kali Durga (who is the demigod administrator/”cosmic bureaucrat” administrating the Holy Spirit. She is not the Holy Spirit/the Divine itself but only a manager of it and thus all those who worship her get extra benefits; Third Eyes opened, showers with Manna, and material wealth). Now Kali Durga/Isis/Aphrodite/Freya/Mother Mary/Liberty/Nike/Destiny is Shiva’s wife and they must therefore be understood as one.
The philosophy of spiritual Duality is not only about the constitution of things/Creation; that a phenomenon is what it is not, as above so below, because on that point there is a consensus with Monists/Trinityists. Rather the matter is not about essentalism but constructivism; that we are not only because we are born but also what we do; if we rape then we are rapists, and thus that there is a moral Duality between right and wrong. What the New Age Order has programmed us all to dislike and reject is just that, moral duality and its “matrix”; i.e. the Cosmic Law (house rules) and Cosmic Constitution (the house itself) of the Matrix of Moral Duality.
Last year the New Age Order, who are led by the since ancient times interbred bloodlines of the GFL who have invaded Earth in pulses and are the cause of ALL miseries we have here, managed to rewrite Cosmic Law and the whole Constitution through the help of the “144.000” that are mentioned in Hindu, Buddhist and Abrahamic scriptures. It is those who vibrate at 144KHz; those on fourth dimension. What this means in short is that constructivism has been abolished as well as that we’ve gone from 7 positive dimensions plus the 7 negative dimensions of the Void/Hell. The former was the realm of the Divine Masculine and since his property is electric he is positive, he ads, while the Void was the realm of the Divine Feminine who because her property is magnetic she attracts; she folds. What the NAO/GFL led by the Mother have fooled us to think mainly through lies of omission is that this negative charge (like on a battery that to one half is positive while the other is negative yet it is all One battery and thus cannot be fragmented) is a “suppression of the Divine Feminine”. They have never proven this, nor explained it and nobody has questioned it! Not one Enlightened being among millions of New Agers have reflected on this matter and a whole lot of other NAO/GFL lies – omissions or otherwise. What the Divine Feminine in fact has done is to reside and rule over over what in Hindu scriptures are called “demons” and who’s property is selfishness (Human or alien), and thus she has made sure that her children are kept safe from rapists, pedophiles and all other beauties we find among gurus and the bloodlines of the GFL and the culture that only they have had the power to globally produce. But look among peoples of nature and you will see the true face of Humanity; we are not cancer upon this Earth rather the victims of cancer that has descended from this galaxy.
Now, the spiritual philosophy of Trinity can best be explained by paraphrasing Bashar as “if you agree that between two poles (moral right and wrong) there is a friction, that friction evens those two poles out (rape victim and rapist), and thus it takes over everything.” What Bashar is saying in other words is that if the rapist (Shiva) wears a condom (Vishnu), then Humanity (Brahma) is not raped.
Through this analogy we also see that the role of Jesus has been the same as Vishnu’s in that both are designed to function as mediums to forward the Monist (literally) ideology of the NAO/GFL to sideline our Father – the Righteous One. Aliens have been here since the Age of Lemuria which according to William Meader of the Theosophical Society preceded the Age of Atlantis, which ended 25.920 years ago. Every Big Equinox the Cosmic Law and apparently also Cosmic Constitution can and is changed and the “Cosmic Parliament” is Earth and its lawmakers are the 144.000. To trick us ascended into doing this one must study the classics and know how the elites used to program themselves before Fordism forced them to school us serf descendants. We are schooled in form but very little in essence and this goes for university level because high school is pure skin – labels – and no essence.
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Thank you GreenWings, it takes immense courage and sincerity to act in such a discerning way. Everything has its time and place, it’s important not to let the mind trick us into feeling ‘riper’ than we already are for it prevents any further ripening.
Just one more thing,important point(sorry I can’t edit other posts)… Osho talked of the importance of therapy with meditation or before meditation…to ‘prepare the soil’… Otherwise, yes, u can get imbalanced. (That’s why the Osho meditation Centres provide both.)
Would u say that Buddha and Jesus were also spiritual narcissists? Afterall, they were saying that they are special..
‘the son of God’! I’m just trying to understand ur point of view..better.
I know that certain people on this earth are here to illuminate others, …to help people to grow spiritually. And I know not everyone can be that…a Master, a prophet…whatever u call it.
I think the abuse , or whatever,ur referring to, was probably about some of his followers actions, back in the day..when there was a Ragneesh ranch.I have a Osho book here called ‘autobiography of a spiritually incorrect mystic’… And in the fore word, it says, people used to get upset about the messenger, and forget the message. Today the messenger isn’t there, and people r listening to the message,which is something v intelligent and useful. There’s Osho International meditation centres now, where ull find,alot of spiritually intelligent people…not spiritual narcissists.
If u havnt looked into it, (any recent Osho things), U might be pleasantly surprised, and inspired. ‘Zorba the Buddha’ was one of his ‘key phrases’, it’s about bringing material and spiritual together, in balance…
Thank you Claudia for the interesting question. I’m familiar with Osho and much of his work (I spent time in India learning about him with my grandparents who were students of his) and while I see him as a good teacher and insightful being, his way of going about his work was short-sighted. Much of the value of his work is buried under the circus he allowed to form around him, his deep wisdom is overlooked by so many would-be genuine seekers due to distasteful events that shadow the message he wanted to spread. And although a lot of his message is valuable, a lot of it is also loaded with spiritual bypassing concepts, and outright contradictory statements; “you need a master to find enlightenment” vs his next day “you are your own master, no master is needed”.
That’s the thing about a figure like Osho, his very slippery, he practiced a Tantric technique called “Crazy Wisdom” where he sought to shock and confuse the mind to create enough space for awakening. It’s a very extreme ‘all or nothing’ approach, I think his interest wasn’t so much in awakening individuals (as that’s beyond the reach of any master) but in spreading the message as far as he could.
As for Buddha and Jesus, they spoke of their awakening or their father in heaven, but that doesn’t make them spiritual narcissists. The proof of their spirituality is reflected in the life they lived, not so much in the words they used.
Thanks for replying. Oh, so u have some connection to Osho..ur grandparents, that’s interesting. I know Osho used contradiction..so that u go beyond his words…to transcend. But I take ur point, about the ‘circus’ etc. I’m not sure what the phrase means exactly..’spiritual by-passing’.
I like the way he mixed spirituality with rebelliousness,(i think it’s important to have both).. He wasn’t afraid to speak out about all the fallacies, and hypocrisy in governments and organised religions etc.
I think in recent years, i am more aware of his ‘flaws’, i mean I don’t see him as ‘perfect’ as i used to,when younger. But I know his message is what triggered enlightenment in me, and deep spiritual knowledge. I didn’t even use his meditation techniques much(tho they r unique and powerful.),…it was mostly just by reading a few of his books, and listening to his Sannyasins music…I was transformed..awakened.
Spiritual narcissist..I don’t know… That’s not a label I’d put on him..
I do agree to am extent with what ur saying…and is a thought provoking article. I tend to be quite humble in my spirituality, I mean I don’t think I’m better than anyone, tho i can acknowledge that I have ‘gifts ‘ that not everyone has…and is quite rare. Its important to acknowledge that, without inflating the ego. I agree that, it can get ‘imbalanced’, the ‘spiritual path’…u can use it as an escape, if ur not careful. I have reached higher states of illumination, and enlightenment, at certain points in my life..(.the first time being when I was 19yrs old.I am 46 now)..it all started when I read some Osho books (Formerly,Bhagwan Shree Ragneesh)…I saw him as my Master, tho i never met him in person. I was actually wondering what ur thoughts on him would be, as i read the first part of the article…and then I came to the part where u mention him, and am a bit disappointed that uv adopted,or bought into, the media distorted view of him…which was created from ignorance and fear, mostly. There was a huge conspiracy against him. But I’m open to knowing whatever the truth is about him. He will always have a special place in my heart.
Anyway , I am interested to read ur ebooks, and like ur v grounded, down to earth approach.
I am experiencing this exact situation with someone who recently just started their spiritual journey not even a whole year ago and feels as though they’re more spiritual than I myself. Kinda hard to explain through text but I felt like this person was draining me from my own path that I been on for years. I’ve become afraid of my gift so I started feeling disconnected and once that happened depression set in. I separated myself from that person who now really seems to be a spiritual narcissistic person. This is pretty deep I’m so glad I came across this website.
Thank you Cherri for sharing what must be quite difficult to see a friend go through. We all seem to have different lessons to learn, and some have to, unfortunately, go through the built-up of an unhealthy ego before they begin to see just how inflated it has become. It’s a good idea to give such people space until they sincerely ask for feedback or help as trying to offer help prematurely often gets met with a denial of it.
I guess a good sign is when you have radically changed and have started pushing your new found beliefs on people. I can definetly see people falling into that trap. Me personally believe i can drink at the pub, shoot some pool, do a bit of gambling and still be a spiritual person and it’s probably less likely the ego will take over.
Thank you Rob for sharing, I agree that pushing our beliefs onto others can be a shortsighted way for the spiritual ego to manifest itself. We wrongly presume that whatever truth we’ve found is not only the only truth but the correct time in someone else’s life to attempt to learn from it.
Instead, it’s best to embody our wisdom and offer it freely when someone is interested or asks about it.