How you doing friend? here's a free meditation I made for confidence and empowerment that's helped me tap into my own gifts/value! winning-writer-8322.ck.page/26454c7a9b
@@ramadamming8498 in my experience, cultivating an empowered mindset that allows me to step into the world and take action toward my goals is helpful - I can only say what's worked for me. My general philosophy is to try things (like this meditation, for example) and if they work for you, stick with it, if not, try something else :) thanks for sharing your voice
True spirituality is about quieting the mind and noticing the self's thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that are not loving, then healing and releasing false beliefs to elevate your self. The only things that matter are those that can be taken with us when we die. Don't confuse a spiritual path with anything another person does. That is their path. Your path is uniquely yours. Follow your heart and guidance, not people-- unless you are inspired to do so. The idea that countless individuals who are seeking God comprise a cult is absurd. Cults are about control, and it is impossibe to control people at a distance. Stop blaming anyone outside yourself, because there is nothing outside of self. Meditate and watch your mind and self-talk. Be of loving service to others whenever the opportunity arises.
Ugh, I agree exactly! THIS is true spirituality. If you fail to observe your mind, emotions and seperate yourself from the ego that doubts and blames then you've honestly have got a ways to go still. And even after that it's a constant journey of personal and spiritual development.
@@celinasjourney You can not seperate yourself from your mind. Your ego is who you are. Trying to seperate your ego from who you are sounds like a "YOU problem".
@@niemand7811 i disagree. Whatever you observe, you become above that. You can separate from your ego by merely observing and not being a victim to reaction because of it, same with the doubts that the mind produces. My ego is not who I am, my ego is a product of a human brain. Being above my ego is not a problem at all. Study up.
Well said man. Spirituality and manifestation will only take you so far, but without taking physical action and embracing this reality, nothing will come of it.
You are still on a spiritual journey......you just advanced to the next level. Congratulation! Everything that has happened, everything that you did was part of the spiritual journey. Sometimes we walk in the wrong direction, which is okay, if we realize it and change direction. “To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” ― Lao Tzu "There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting." ― Gautama Buddha
Ahh, the spiritual journey trap. David, in 2012, I ate ketamine and LSD in Vancouver, BC and woke up a new man. I had all the answers about "the light" that my artificial Intelligence charged new findings had to offer. I was read to give, and I took this new experience and decided to embark on my mission. The people that I awoke with were my "light warriors". I soon woke up with no friends and a realization that I had taken several steps backwards in the realm of personal success. I applaud you for understanding the paradigms to these traps! Bravo!
For years, I was addicted to spirituality and a kind of high moral goal, carrying with it a sense of false pride. Only recently have I had many eye-opening moments, as life itself is the best teacher. I could see that I was sincere in my quest for a higher meaning and sense of purpose. I also realized that I was much more traumatized than I knew, as I was unconsciously avoiding connection-the very thing I was truly seeking. I had relationship issues and was projecting very old family dynamics, believing I was healing or being spiritual, without noticing that I was walking around my unhealed parts and acting from them. I see now that I was deeply hurt and trying to compensate for what I missed as a child. Now, as an adult, there are better solutions than what I’ve been doing and thinking. I know now that I truly only know what I know, not what I think, project, or interpret.
Spirituality is an ancient human instinct. It's an evolved survival strategy: People who consider themselves spiritual are more suicide-resistant because they perceive themselves as having an enhanced appreciation of life and the universe we live in. So, it can be useful for the survival of the species. It's religion that's a bunch of cults :)
You're actually expressing a specific mindset we can trap ourselves in when our ego confuses us into attaching ourselves into certain outcomes which is the opposite of spirituality. Experiencing this feelings, thoughts, & emotions are all apart of the proccess.
Spiritual ego is a cult. Common sense, a faith in moving through adversity with a peace with being present, aware, yet relaxed, and the ability to accept life is about adapting to situations and learning to have a decent sense of humility and patience rather than morality dominant hierarchies of thinking in analytical comparison of every thing, are what gives life balace and bring a sense of feeling life a wonderous experience. Its infinite potentiality and life flows where your attention goes.
This hasn’t been my experience of spirituality at all, for me it was very personal and didn’t come from a book. Trying to change people or feeling superior seems totally backwards from my experience of spirituality. I also built my business alongside my spiritual journey and have been very successful. There is a place in my life for spirituality alongside business, science, leisure etc.
Wise words. I also feel that I have attempted a spiritual journey to let go of attachment. Then realized I’m attached to spirituality. In my experience, If you really want to level up; take on a woman and kids. Have a daughter and you’re never the same.
I have always been very spiritual. Through my youth and college and new careers and children and even in my empty nest years. I always had time to read and learn and talk with people about .... things spiritual and not. I am a rare person that can sit very still and totally clear my mind. Yes, I mean stop thought. Even the receiver ringing in my ears will stop. I have never practiced “meditation” even for one hour in my entire life. I have no set belief “system”. Why does there have to be a system at all? The truth is, you and what you believe does not have to fit in the box of someone else’s making. So his bout with some odd spiritual experiment that caused him to judge everyone, including himself, harshly was some bad mind trip that actually had nothing what so ever to do with spirituality. I believe that is called expectation. Applying a condition where one didn’t need applied. Anyway, that’s my thought. Yes, children change everything on every level of our existence. Even more so with a daughter. She also enjoys reading and learning things of a “spiritual” nature while fully emerged in college on a STEM scholarship and working 40+ hours a week. I commend you for taking on the responsibility of children other than those of your natural own. Being a parent is the very best part of life. Perhaps living is what spirituality is all about. Simply living? I am wishing you and your family more joy than your hearts can hold so it spills out into the world all around you. 💛
@@fumarate1 So true. Many people do not even realize that their desires have ben deflected on to something else. Yet they keep spending money on whatever it is they desire.
I understand that I was not happy to be here. And I was so mad for being here. I felt out of place, time and everything. I went far far away my entire life, away from my family, my relationships, my country, and kept moving from one place to another looking for a sense of belonging somewhere. Became a monk in my own ways, shaved my hair off , became celibate, refused to live a normal life. I mean I felt like I am not one of them. But that was part of the process of transformation that was happening within me. There was a point where I began to notice that I missed being me, nomatter how much I rejected myself, I found myself loving me a bit more. I was turning human again, and that too slowly began to feel so peaceful. All the kicking and yelling to leave finally started to wear off, I started to calm down and once I began to be okay with everything just the way it is, I noticed all this time I was actually rejecting being a part of the whole. Some mystery taught me to realise that I am a family member and I was never abandoned. My family (existence) brought me back to life that I was fighting so hard to leave. Life revived me back to my senses of being alive. Thankyou for sharing your experience and welcome home. Thankyou for returning back.
Great to see this video, I'm really seeing a lot of "spiritual grandiosity" where people who consider themselves spiritual are themselves as vastly superior. I see this in videos talking about " the chosen ones" and so many others and comments from people claiming their superiority over ordinary people because they're on the spiritual path to enlightenment. No matter how we look at it, we live in a material world and have to deal with this,
All paths lead nowhere. A path with heart will make you feel strong and have a fulfilling life. A path without heart will make you hate your life and it will weaken you. Not a direct quote, but the message is in one of the Carlos castaneda books. Basically the bottom line is the purpose of life isn’t to find some path that you think you must be on, rather the purpose of life is to have the courage to follow your heart wherever it may take you.
A fixed ideology and pursuit of a destination that is undisturbed is an obstacle for curiosity, which is what unlocks the key to a free and abundant life! This is a sensible statement! thank you!
Spirituality is about going within to bring yourself peace the moment ypu fall into the new age trap then yes you are in a cult but spirit isnt abput pushing your veiws onto others the moment you feel superior to pthers your not on the path your still way up in your ego its about appreciation for all creation and by helping yourself ypu will naturally help others so i think its a bit of a huge statement to say all spirituality is a cult true wisdom is to realise we dont have all the answers and thats okay but fare play dude and good luck to you 👍 thabks for the video
Enlightenment is funny like that. Once you have an inclination, you share, you judge. The ego goes up many levels to be above the rest. Then you accept the nature of things. You realize chasing enlightenment is the same struggle as everything else. Slowly one learns to be this AND that. Because this is all we get and there is no difference in this experience. Often enlightenment is something we judge others to have and is quite unattainable for ourselves, yes? 😉
when i searched for a video on this subject i was deligted to see you had done a video about it. i really enjoyed the stuff you did on travelling alone. great stuff, thanks
In spirituality, you always hear "ego bad", "get rid of ego" This is so naive, ego is part of who we are, it is our survival mechanism in society, without the ego you'll be walked all over. You can balance your ego but not get rid of it because ego is part of us and we need it to function in society.
Speaking for myself I feel that I'm in a much better place than I was before I embarked on a spiritual path. Yes, there were roadblocks and parts where I judged others or tried to change them but I saw that as a necessary stage in my spiritual progression, just as I am still progressing spiritually right now and will experience more road blocks and then learn from them. It's a never ending cycle, but I still see it as better than being stuck with the same dilemmas you have been for 30 years and refusing to change a thing.
David, your journey and my journey seem to be incredibly similar, nearly everything you say, I have also experienced and am experiencing. I’ve thought I’ve found all the answers a few times, and each time, I realize I know nothing. This journey is confusing to say the least, these minds we have are quite the enigmas. I always appreciate your videos, thank you.
Thank what ever power you believe in that you got yourself away from whatever the hel* kind of journey you were on. That sounds terrible. It certainly was a round about way of realizing spirituality is not trying to wear a box someone else designed. Living your best life is quite possibly the most perfect spirituality of all. Much success is wished for you this day and all days. 💛
dude thank you so much for sharing this. im kinda coming outa this phase you are speaking of. i have felt lost and confused for a while now but have found some calm and peace from this video. have a good day dude. much love
Haven't watched the video yet but Spirituality is not a cult we are all spiritual multi dimensional beings and it doesn't have to get any deeper than that.
What a great video! I don't know what I was expecting when I came across this video but it wasn't the message you conveyed, and yet I'm really glad to have come across it. I hear a lot myself in your words and reflections. I came across this video when reflecting on my own naivety as a slightly younger version of myself, wondering how it all came to be to bring me to the point of my life I am now.
Spirituality is just good emotional health really. Whatever road you take it all ends in the same place. Good emotional and mental health and growth. It’s a personal journey. And you can absolutley call it spirituality if you want.
This resonates. Been there and bought the t-shirt David. Still here but sold the t-shirt. Now just a 63 year old bloke, that is apparently a 'can't pin me down artist' and 'spiritually' all I know is that I don't know (and I'm not even certain of this). Keep being you my friend. What do they say...Relax, nobody has got this! ....maybe? x
You have gone full circle but you broke out of the infinate snake eating its tail. Like lsd you always end up back where you started. The ultimate mindset is that to say i know that i know nothing🎉
Money does help with physical item's and housing and one gets to buy toys. Eventually one becomes bored with the toy and money will eventually leave you. I mean it's nice to have things but they can't give us lasting enjoyment. All relationships will also come to an end because they either leave you or if they do stay together they will eventually have to depart this Life and separate. Now that I think about it, I see nothing wrong with buying a nice car and enjoying it. Yes i will eventually get bored with it like all people. Having things only provides temporary pleasure. Recognizing The Mystery of Life and reflecting on The Cosmos and Grand Scheme of thing's provides True Peace and True Joy. Just going outside and gazing into The Stars sets our perspective in proper order.😊
Spirituality is to learn about yourself not to feel youre above anyone else. And cult is about making everyone become like you. And all it starts is with belief. when everyone accepts the belief and follows its way of life then it becomes a culture. And when the cult's way of life is made into a law that everyone must follow then it becomes religion
The first book I read on such topics was The Power of Now. I've also read The Surrender Experiment and enjoyed that a lot! It's really cool how Michael's story focuses on a lot of business, money and practical living along the way. Thanks for the comment
Thank you David for sharing. There is nothing worse then "practice spirituality" with The Mind. As Mind haven't got a clue what is beyond it and what is giving it power. It always gets stuck in beliefs, and every belief is only belief and not knowing. Until we learn to let go and surrender to life we can't be free, so I understand when you say that not knowing gives you the freedom and abundance. It sounds easy and yet is not but reminding yourself humbly on daily basis definitely helps.
Bro! I love where you are with this awareness. I have had a rather similar experience. Different path (of course) but reflective results. If we ever have the opportunity, I would love to have a conversation with you. Found you here on youtube today (5/13/24) and followed. I look forward to where our paths lead. Together or apart, I’m here for it ✌🏻
I have a good hippy friend who “lived without money” and we all used to pitch in to help him out, he would tend to “manifest” people buying him what he needed.., that whole manifesting trend caused a lot of lost and confused people. Also, pursuing enlightenment is one of the silliest quests I’ve ever heard. Accept where you are and work with what’s on your plate already. Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment : chop wood, carry water
We are life. We create life. Good vibes = Good life! We have always been and always will be. We choose a journey of exploration into not knowing, into total separation and disconnection from life. After eons upon eons of time we created Earth to end the process of not knowing. Now we are, as we always were, and we always will be. Welcome home! 💙🌍💚🌎💜🌏❤
I think the spiritual community is growing past this ideology that money is bad. Money is necessary. Growing a business CAN be a spiritual journey. Being conscious about the value exchange is a great way to be of service. Wealth and spirituality are not mutually exclusive. I'm learning to be a lot less judgemental. Not perfect, but practicing. Peace and blessings!💗
Spirituality and religion used to be two different things but they are much closer now that tribalism is everywhere. Wherever there is a guru/disciple dynamic there is a cult in the making. Nothing is more dangerous than a shared belief, because it ultimately reinforces limitation, confusion, and conflict.
Perhaps you may find some helped answers from Mark Passio (natural laws, and new age bullshit). We have been so brainwashed. I have similar experiences and then I asked myself the question:" why am I doing all this?" Answer :" to escape the pain of childhood trauma" .....I was distracted by doing all these spiritual things and I disconnected more and more from myself. Now I am doing Inner Bonding Dr .Margaret Paul. It is very helpful. Thank you for sharing and for the free meditation ❤❤❤
@thedavidboland I wish you a blessed new year. Thank you for your Videos. It is so helpful to hear that I am not alone with these experiences 😊 and I can learn a lot.
Hard honest work of any kind is where you find peace,fulfillment and inner peace,the rest is all others imagination,all esoteric teachings,religions,it's all made up by others,it always was and always will be,glad to see you escaped the claws of others delusions and illusions,the simple fact is,you'll find out the meaning of life the moment you pass.peace be with you always.
cheers,always,writing music is a big one,there's alot of answers in there,i'm not talking about fame,fortune,reputation or status,their all by products and fleeting,it's the work it takes to create something great that provides the insight,foresight,peace,humility and understanding to know we are all equal,I just wish others would do the work to learn these valuable lessons,each to their own though,it's all a journey untill our final breath.@@thedavidboland
Maybe check out some podcasts with Joe Dispenza. He's good at explaining the scientific side of the coin. Some people seem to think spirit and science are at odds with each other. This is one way of looking at it. Good video.
Elemental equipoise is the only thing you need. You cannot put down the power you are capable of for your life’s work without this. The guru on the mountain is on the mountain for a reason. Cults are full of unbalanced powerless folk.
I really liked your honest open talk. But spirituality can be seen not just about life. For me I got interested in spirituality through the experience of death and realizing impermanence!
There are some obvious exceptions to that. Being in a toxic relationship, abusive family/friends, abject poverty, meaningless jobs etc. There's nothing noble in just 'being' in those moments when you can try to find a way out and get 'somewhere'.
@@NeThZOR Yes but the price you have to pay to get away from those situations is the horrors. There really are fundamentally no exceptions to this. There are monks who immolated themselves without flinching. Think about that. I'm not saying it's not worth paying. I think it's a perfectly fair price. I choose to pay it myself because I have goals.
Life is a game. If you have not learned how to play the game. You will suffer which ever way you go in life. If you become spiritual you can still suffer. If you build riches in this world you can still suffer. You can suffer, but not suffer when you understand this game we’re all playing. To awaken does not stop suffering or make you superior and you don’t have to be broke. When you awaken life,love and suffering are all part of the game. We’re all actors, but some have taken their acting as their reality.
The only truth about being here is, we've been told lie, curiosity brought us here & when find truth about living on earth is HELL, was to late, we trapped by illusions of responsibility, compassion, religion etc, only to stop you to leave early, have you asked why so upsetting when love-one die? when people temporary died they felt home & wished never come back!!!!
you are right meditation cannot enlighten you.........but, that's because there is nothing to attain and it is not a thing 'you' can 'get'. meditation reveals what you are already.
Brotha, Cease identification with fictitious thought and material to begin releasing yourself from the form of the norm. Stay free like a bird chirping your spoken word.
Our lifes are our message and mission,how are you living? look up your human design and what your profile means,im cliser to 63 than i am to 62 and it is profound to know I'm a generator with 1/3 profile honesty kids need to he taught this,some ppl are projectors, reflectors,or manufesting/generation❤❤Ty for this
You wanted to being a spiritual journey just to be SOMETHING/GAIN SOMETHING. But you cant reach the place of deep understanding, love and complete peace, stillness and unity...while complaining about the fact that youre not, dropping it because it wasnt all peace love and joy;) spirutality isnt about that,, but rather about...the opposite of enjoying such journey, its painful and can be lonely, and theres a reason for it. You cant want to eliminate your ego, yet doing everything according to what it tells you❤ I believe you gad good intentions, you just werent ready or truly wanted or understood what its about. Philosophy or psychology might benifit you more!
Certain knowledge is hidden for a reason 🐍🍎. The urge to hold our beliefs keeps us sane. But at some point you have to ask yourself WHY you want this sacred knowledge and how it would actually impact your life and the people around you. Reading peoples mind and things like that are dope af. But in reality it would be terrifying. As a person whose seen the "end" of kundalini and things of that sort I can say God aint feelin it at all.
Going down the spiritual path as I am just learning created so much self judgment, judgement of others, entitlement, too much self focus, ocd, anxiety, isolation and an alter ego! Plus limerence, tarot, dowsing etc (ie wanting control) I was much happier before this journey- far more humble for sure! I have lost myself in attempting to be perceived as perfect! Perceive being the word! I believe many are bow realising this. I am now attempting to undo all this awareness’ and just be what was fully intended- a human being! Thank you ❤️
Every collective movement in this world ends up being infiltrated and building pyramids. It's easy to get caught by something that starts in a horizontal frame and turns into a vertical one. The result is always the same, remove sovereignty (bottom) and concentrate power (top). Everything that gets to you, should be seen as just information that is available for you to discard or use it to complement your own puzzle which is unique. Why would you follow others?
Spirituality is nothing but unorganized religion. The difference is people cherry pick what fits them, and reject the rest, or reinterprets it to fit their narrative.
Irony is that Enlightenment is Madness, realizing we live inside a nightmare of Mass Insanity, that most normal average people are "evil", the Mammal Cannibal Holocaust, the never ending Suffering caused by Selfishness , and the Nondualistic realization that on a cosmic level, I myself am ultimately responsible and to blame for all of it. Enlightenment is the opposite of Peace, the opposite of contentment, happiness, serenity and probably leads to suicide. I am pretty confident in the end, it will all make sense , has value, and will turn out OK and positive, but seeking Enlightenment and over thinking death and Ultimate Meaning is a waste of time. Our only spiritual responsibility in this lifetime is to minimize Suffering and not create Unnessesary Suffering...in non fancy terms,..the Golden Rule. . Spiritualy starts and ends here, everything else is BS
Saying spirituality is a cult, is like saying being a human is a cult, it's a natural state. Yoga and meditation is just a way to quiet the mind. Stop putting everything in a category
No,hes right There's no one that is spiritual and there's nothing spiritual. I don't care how much yoga it meditation aomeone does ,it doesn't make them better than anybody else, there's no higher or lower vibration or any of thay crap and we are just human beings
@@kingdaleclarke it's not about being better than someone else, I understand what you are saying but it's just about you accepting yourself and becoming the best you possibly without judgement of yourself or others. Negativity is low vibration. Don't give up on yourself.
@@kingdaleclarke positive and negative are two different energys and yes you can see it, through neurons in the brain and your nervous system under x ray . People who are highly negative have a chemical change in the brain and body chemistry and can lead to disease. I am telling you this through experience . Change the way think and you can change the way you live.
Depends what kind of sprituality. If you talk about unintelligent spirituality like in India (where I come from) then yes, why do I say that ? because they think death is evil, they worship animals while at the same time cross breed them essentially destroying the natural lineage. There are many things I can say but I prefer to not talk about those things, but if you talk about shamanism, then no I dont think its a cult. You accept the reality as is, and understand that everything and every situation the creator is observing it through your vessel.
It sounds like you were perfecting every principle but noticed you needed the perfect type of honesty that was bonded to intuition and having no fear of abuse. All groups are cults at this point whether subtle energies or main because we are all spiritual people on the way to sanctification and those attributes that are wrong are still part of a process whether it is a group or more primordial. Don’t give up your future chances to dance with the rest but the opposite alone is not necessarily burning the needed bridges. Definitely be vegan though. Merry Christmas. It might seem random but you can have a scientific hate for everyone because I can sure tell you humans are not of purity, so that can be known for the sake of reason concerning what is worthy scientifically.
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The Bible warns us not to be full of it ...full of spirit; since it's the spirit of the anticrist, where we become our own saviours, performing ritual after ritual days on end. Seek to be filled with Holy Spirit instead, and it's is free, BTW. Seek the truth and the Truth shall set you free. Seek your own "spirituality"(counterfeit of the Holy Spirit) and you will be enslaved for life, because you'll be constantly doing something to work on karma/inner child/ past traumas/ past lives , the list goes on and on
That particular bi bul verse is a program,to keep ppl small,IMO... We are to seek the Kingdom of God and everything we need is within we are the savior we've been waiting for ❤❤
If I am being honest, it seems like you didn't have a guru. I never heard a guru say you don't have to work, and you can just manifest money. That literally doesn't make any sense at all, I never heard any scripture from the east say this either. Many sadhus were beggers, like St. Francis of Assisi. This idea of "manifesting" money without work is not in any eastern teaching that I am aware of. Not eating meat is fine, but it doens't make you superior in any way. Many Christian monks do not eat meat either like the monks of Mt. Athos. The "new age" steals a lot of ancient teachings from the east and warps them into something that's not at all what the teachings originally taught. It's like Hitler who stole the swastika, but everything nazi's stand for is the opposite of what the swastika originally stood for. I never heard any guru say that having money is an obstacle to enlightenment. If you think you knew everyting, because of a book, you never really understood anything. Any sadhu would laugh at you to think you know things because you read them in a book. True teachings come from direct experience, not books. Books are lika a map which leads to the knowledge, it's not the knowledge itself. Just like the bible points towards God, but it's not God itself. My guru always encouraged me to work and make money, he never taught me any of this new age stuff you spoke about. True faith is not about knowing the truth, it's an openess to truth, what ever it may be. You could say in a way science is based on faith.
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How you doing friend? here's a free meditation I made for confidence and empowerment that's helped me tap into my own gifts/value! winning-writer-8322.ck.page/26454c7a9b
You just made a video criticising things like this?
@@ramadamming8498 in my experience, cultivating an empowered mindset that allows me to step into the world and take action toward my goals is helpful - I can only say what's worked for me. My general philosophy is to try things (like this meditation, for example) and if they work for you, stick with it, if not, try something else :) thanks for sharing your voice
@@ramadamming8498 We all grow along our own paths,the Quest has to be solitary,no two ever take the same route,occasionally we cross paths.
True spirituality is about quieting the mind and noticing the self's thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that are not loving, then healing and releasing false beliefs to elevate your self. The only things that matter are those that can be taken with us when we die. Don't confuse a spiritual path with anything another person does. That is their path. Your path is uniquely yours. Follow your heart and guidance, not people-- unless you are inspired to do so. The idea that countless individuals who are seeking God comprise a cult is absurd. Cults are about control, and it is impossibe to control people at a distance. Stop blaming anyone outside yourself, because there is nothing outside of self. Meditate and watch your mind and self-talk. Be of loving service to others whenever the opportunity arises.
Couldn't agree more
Ugh, I agree exactly! THIS is true spirituality. If you fail to observe your mind, emotions and seperate yourself from the ego that doubts and blames then you've honestly have got a ways to go still. And even after that it's a constant journey of personal and spiritual development.
@@celinasjourney You can not seperate yourself from your mind. Your ego is who you are. Trying to seperate your ego from who you are sounds like a "YOU problem".
this is beautiful, thanks for sharing your insight!
@@niemand7811 i disagree. Whatever you observe, you become above that. You can separate from your ego by merely observing and not being a victim to reaction because of it, same with the doubts that the mind produces. My ego is not who I am, my ego is a product of a human brain. Being above my ego is not a problem at all. Study up.
Well said man. Spirituality and manifestation will only take you so far, but without taking physical action and embracing this reality, nothing will come of it.
You are still on a spiritual journey......you just advanced to the next level. Congratulation! Everything that has happened, everything that you did was part of the spiritual journey. Sometimes we walk in the wrong direction, which is okay, if we realize it and change direction.
“To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”
― Lao Tzu
"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."
― Gautama Buddha
beautiful - thank you for sharing :)
Ahh, the spiritual journey trap. David, in 2012, I ate ketamine and LSD in Vancouver, BC and woke up a new man. I had all the answers about "the light" that my artificial Intelligence charged new findings had to offer. I was read to give, and I took this new experience and decided to embark on my mission. The people that I awoke with were my "light warriors". I soon woke up with no friends and a realization that I had taken several steps backwards in the realm of personal success. I applaud you for understanding the paradigms to these traps! Bravo!
For years, I was addicted to spirituality and a kind of high moral goal, carrying with it a sense of false pride. Only recently have I had many eye-opening moments, as life itself is the best teacher. I could see that I was sincere in my quest for a higher meaning and sense of purpose. I also realized that I was much more traumatized than I knew, as I was unconsciously avoiding connection-the very thing I was truly seeking. I had relationship issues and was projecting very old family dynamics, believing I was healing or being spiritual, without noticing that I was walking around my unhealed parts and acting from them. I see now that I was deeply hurt and trying to compensate for what I missed as a child. Now, as an adult, there are better solutions than what I’ve been doing and thinking. I know now that I truly only know what I know, not what I think, project, or interpret.
Spirituality is an ancient human instinct. It's an evolved survival strategy: People who consider themselves spiritual are more suicide-resistant because they perceive themselves as having an enhanced appreciation of life and the universe we live in. So, it can be useful for the survival of the species.
It's religion that's a bunch of cults :)
You're actually expressing a specific mindset we can trap ourselves in when our ego confuses us into attaching ourselves into certain outcomes which is the opposite of spirituality. Experiencing this feelings, thoughts, & emotions are all apart of the proccess.
Spiritual ego is a cult. Common sense, a faith in moving through adversity with a peace with being present, aware, yet relaxed, and the ability to accept life is about adapting to situations and learning to have a decent sense of humility and patience rather than morality dominant hierarchies of thinking in analytical comparison of every thing, are what gives life balace and bring a sense of feeling life a wonderous experience. Its infinite potentiality and life flows where your attention goes.
This hasn’t been my experience of spirituality at all, for me it was very personal and didn’t come from a book.
Trying to change people or feeling superior seems totally backwards from my experience of spirituality.
I also built my business alongside my spiritual journey and have been very successful.
There is a place in my life for spirituality alongside business, science, leisure etc.
this is beautiful! thank you for sharing your experience with us
You done it on your own terms. That is the best way to do it. Trusting in your own ways and having commitment.
Spirituality itself isn't the problem - pretending an ego trip (I'm superior to other people etc) is spirituality is a problem.
I agree!
Wise words. I also feel that I have attempted a spiritual journey to let go of attachment. Then realized I’m attached to spirituality. In my experience, If you really want to level up; take on a woman and kids. Have a daughter and you’re never the same.
I have always been very spiritual. Through my youth and college and new careers and children and even in my empty nest years. I always had time to read and learn and talk with people about .... things spiritual and not.
I am a rare person that can sit very still and totally clear my mind. Yes, I mean stop thought. Even the receiver ringing in my ears will stop. I have never practiced “meditation” even for one hour in my entire life. I have no set belief “system”. Why does there have to be a system at all? The truth is, you and what you believe does not have to fit in the box of someone else’s making. So his bout with some odd spiritual experiment that caused him to judge everyone, including himself, harshly was some bad mind trip that actually had nothing what so ever to do with spirituality. I believe that is called expectation. Applying a condition where one didn’t need applied. Anyway, that’s my thought.
Yes, children change everything on every level of our existence. Even more so with a daughter. She also enjoys reading and learning things of a “spiritual” nature while fully emerged in college on a STEM scholarship and working 40+ hours a week. I commend you for taking on the responsibility of children other than those of your natural own. Being a parent is the very best part of life.
Perhaps living is what spirituality is all about. Simply living?
I am wishing you and your family more joy than your hearts can hold so it spills out into the world all around you. 💛
@@fumarate1 So true. Many people do not even realize that their desires have ben deflected on to something else. Yet they keep spending money on whatever it is they desire.
I understand that I was not happy to be here. And I was so mad for being here. I felt out of place, time and everything. I went far far away my entire life, away from my family, my relationships, my country, and kept moving from one place to another looking for a sense of belonging somewhere. Became a monk in my own ways, shaved my hair off , became celibate, refused to live a normal life. I mean I felt like I am not one of them. But that was part of the process of transformation that was happening within me. There was a point where I began to notice that I missed being me, nomatter how much I rejected myself, I found myself loving me a bit more. I was turning human again, and that too slowly began to feel so peaceful. All the kicking and yelling to leave finally started to wear off, I started to calm down and once I began to be okay with everything just the way it is, I noticed all this time I was actually rejecting being a part of the whole. Some mystery taught me to realise that I am a family member and I was never abandoned. My family (existence) brought me back to life that I was fighting so hard to leave. Life revived me back to my senses of being alive.
Thankyou for sharing your experience and welcome home. Thankyou for returning back.
thank you for sharing your experience, I appreciate the thoughtful comment :)
How lovely. I appreciate the respond. Thankyou.
Great to see this video, I'm really seeing a lot of "spiritual grandiosity" where people who consider themselves spiritual are themselves as vastly superior. I see this in videos talking about " the chosen ones" and so many others and comments from people claiming their superiority over ordinary people because they're on the spiritual path to enlightenment. No matter how we look at it, we live in a material world and have to deal with this,
yeah, that's a weird one alright! thanks for the comment friend
All paths lead nowhere. A path with heart will make you feel strong and have a fulfilling life. A path without heart will make you hate your life and it will weaken you. Not a direct quote, but the message is in one of the Carlos castaneda books. Basically the bottom line is the purpose of life isn’t to find some path that you think you must be on, rather the purpose of life is to have the courage to follow your heart wherever it may take you.
beautiful
A fixed ideology and pursuit of a destination that is undisturbed is an obstacle for curiosity, which is what unlocks the key to a free and abundant life! This is a sensible statement! thank you!
Judgementalism is a cult not spirituality forgiveness is freedom ✨
You just judged 😂
DUDE! The message and feels are much appreciated! Thank you for posting and involving us in your life!
thank you for involving us in YOUR life
Spirituality is about going within to bring yourself peace the moment ypu fall into the new age trap then yes you are in a cult but spirit isnt abput pushing your veiws onto others the moment you feel superior to pthers your not on the path your still way up in your ego its about appreciation for all creation and by helping yourself ypu will naturally help others so i think its a bit of a huge statement to say all spirituality is a cult true wisdom is to realise we dont have all the answers and thats okay but fare play dude and good luck to you 👍 thabks for the video
Enlightenment is funny like that. Once you have an inclination, you share, you judge. The ego goes up many levels to be above the rest. Then you accept the nature of things. You realize chasing enlightenment is the same struggle as everything else. Slowly one learns to be this AND that. Because this is all we get and there is no difference in this experience.
Often enlightenment is something we judge others to have and is quite unattainable for ourselves, yes? 😉
when i searched for a video on this subject i was deligted to see you had done a video about it. i really enjoyed the stuff you did on travelling alone. great stuff, thanks
In spirituality, you always hear "ego bad", "get rid of ego" This is so naive, ego is part of who we are, it is our survival mechanism in society, without the ego you'll be walked all over. You can balance your ego but not get rid of it because ego is part of us and we need it to function in society.
Thanks for sharing. Life is a strange thing and has a way of showing you, the older you get the less you know.
Speaking for myself I feel that I'm in a much better place than I was before I embarked on a spiritual path. Yes, there were roadblocks and parts where I judged others or tried to change them but I saw that as a necessary stage in my spiritual progression, just as I am still progressing spiritually right now and will experience more road blocks and then learn from them. It's a never ending cycle, but I still see it as better than being stuck with the same dilemmas you have been for 30 years and refusing to change a thing.
Hmmm. Well, exploring eastern philosophy has freed me of so much suffering. It's saved my butt!
so happy to hear this! thank you for sharing and wishing you continued peace
David, your journey and my journey seem to be incredibly similar, nearly everything you say, I have also experienced and am experiencing. I’ve thought I’ve found all the answers a few times, and each time, I realize I know nothing. This journey is confusing to say the least, these minds we have are quite the enigmas. I always appreciate your videos, thank you.
it is confusing - ha. thank you too
Thank what ever power you believe in that you got yourself away from whatever the hel* kind of journey you were on. That sounds terrible. It certainly was a round about way of realizing spirituality is not trying to wear a box someone else designed. Living your best life is quite possibly the most perfect spirituality of all. Much success is wished for you this day and all days. 💛
wishing you success also!
dude thank you so much for sharing this. im kinda coming outa this phase you are speaking of. i have felt lost and confused for a while now but have found some calm and peace from this video. have a good day dude. much love
I appreciated all of your observations, and your vulnerability in sharing them. Thank you.
I have seen your art videos, they are pretty good
Thanks Kathleen, I appreciate you too
Thank you. Much appreciated.@@MsCaleb79
Haven't watched the video yet but Spirituality is not a cult we are all spiritual multi dimensional beings and it doesn't have to get any deeper than that.
Can you even prove a single piece of that sentence?
@@niemand7811 I don't need to I've had my own experiences that prove it for myself.
@@Leviathan7777We are not multi dimensional beings ,just people
@@kingdaleclarke From my experience that makes absolutely no sense to me.
@Leviathan7777 How are we multi dimensional beings? That sounds dumb, we are just human
What a great video! I don't know what I was expecting when I came across this video but it wasn't the message you conveyed, and yet I'm really glad to have come across it. I hear a lot myself in your words and reflections. I came across this video when reflecting on my own naivety as a slightly younger version of myself, wondering how it all came to be to bring me to the point of my life I am now.
Spirituality is just good emotional health really. Whatever road you take it all ends in the same place. Good emotional and mental health and growth. It’s a personal journey. And you can absolutley call it spirituality if you want.
This resonates. Been there and bought the t-shirt David. Still here but sold the t-shirt. Now just a 63 year old bloke, that is apparently a 'can't pin me down artist' and 'spiritually' all I know is that I don't know (and I'm not even certain of this). Keep being you my friend. What do they say...Relax, nobody has got this! ....maybe? x
You have gone full circle but you broke out of the infinate snake eating its tail. Like lsd you always end up back where you started. The ultimate mindset is that to say i know that i know nothing🎉
Money does help with physical item's and housing and one gets to buy toys. Eventually one becomes bored with the toy and money will eventually leave you. I mean it's nice to have things but they can't give us lasting enjoyment. All relationships will also come to an end because they either leave you or if they do stay together they will eventually have to depart this Life and separate. Now that I think about it, I see nothing wrong with buying a nice car and enjoying it. Yes i will eventually get bored with it like all people. Having things only provides temporary pleasure. Recognizing The Mystery of Life and reflecting on The Cosmos and Grand Scheme of thing's provides True Peace and True Joy. Just going outside and gazing into The Stars sets our perspective in proper order.😊
Thanks for sharing something so personal and helpful.
Spirituality is to learn about yourself not to feel youre above anyone else.
And cult is about making everyone become like you. And all it starts is with belief. when everyone accepts the belief and follows its way of life then it becomes a culture.
And when the cult's way of life is made into a law that everyone must follow then it becomes religion
thank you for sharing this!
Thank you
Listen to Eckhart Tolle and Michael Singer.
The first book I read on such topics was The Power of Now. I've also read The Surrender Experiment and enjoyed that a lot! It's really cool how Michael's story focuses on a lot of business, money and practical living along the way. Thanks for the comment
Thank you David for sharing. There is nothing worse then "practice spirituality" with The Mind. As Mind haven't got a clue what is beyond it and what is giving it power. It always gets stuck in beliefs, and every belief is only belief and not knowing. Until we learn to let go and surrender to life we can't be free, so I understand when you say that not knowing gives you the freedom and abundance. It sounds easy and yet is not but reminding yourself humbly on daily basis definitely helps.
Bro! I love where you are with this awareness. I have had a rather similar experience. Different path (of course) but reflective results. If we ever have the opportunity, I would love to have a conversation with you. Found you here on youtube today (5/13/24) and followed. I look forward to where our paths lead. Together or apart, I’m here for it ✌🏻
INTERESTING AND ENLIGHTING. THANK YOU MATE!
I have a good hippy friend who “lived without money” and we all used to pitch in to help him out, he would tend to “manifest” people buying him what he needed.., that whole manifesting trend caused a lot of lost and confused people.
Also, pursuing enlightenment is one of the silliest quests I’ve ever heard. Accept where you are and work with what’s on your plate already.
Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment : chop wood, carry water
interesting!
Really? What part ? :)
all of it!@@godswittness69
Its interesting how knowledge follows experience. Sharing what you've learned has helped me form new insights on these topics.
We are life. We create life. Good vibes = Good life!
We have always been and always will be.
We choose a journey of exploration into not knowing, into total separation and disconnection from life.
After eons upon eons of time we created Earth to end the process of not knowing.
Now we are, as we always were, and we always will be.
Welcome home!
💙🌍💚🌎💜🌏❤
Grounded. Reasoned. Well Done.
Refreshing your message is….
The Freedom of Not Knowing 😢
I think the spiritual community is growing past this ideology that money is bad. Money is necessary. Growing a business CAN be a spiritual journey. Being conscious about the value exchange is a great way to be of service. Wealth and spirituality are not mutually exclusive. I'm learning to be a lot less judgemental. Not perfect, but practicing. Peace and blessings!💗
I agree money is a tool and the currency of this realm right now. It's an energy of giving and receiving.
Spirituality and religion used to be two different things but they are much closer now that tribalism is everywhere. Wherever there is a guru/disciple dynamic there is a cult in the making. Nothing is more dangerous than a shared belief, because it ultimately reinforces limitation, confusion, and conflict.
Such an excellent video. So interesting and broad minded.
Perhaps you may find some helped answers from Mark Passio (natural laws, and new age bullshit). We have been so brainwashed. I have similar experiences and then I asked myself the question:" why am I doing all this?" Answer :" to escape the pain of childhood trauma" .....I was distracted by doing all these spiritual things and I disconnected more and more from myself. Now I am doing Inner Bonding Dr .Margaret Paul. It is very helpful. Thank you for sharing and for the free meditation ❤❤❤
thank you for the lovely comment
@thedavidboland I wish you a blessed new year. Thank you for your Videos. It is so helpful to hear that I am not alone with these experiences 😊 and I can learn a lot.
Hard honest work of any kind is where you find peace,fulfillment and inner peace,the rest is all others imagination,all esoteric teachings,religions,it's all made up by others,it always was and always will be,glad to see you escaped the claws of others delusions and illusions,the simple fact is,you'll find out the meaning of life the moment you pass.peace be with you always.
peace be with you too my friend
cheers,always,writing music is a big one,there's alot of answers in there,i'm not talking about fame,fortune,reputation or status,their all by products and fleeting,it's the work it takes to create something great that provides the insight,foresight,peace,humility and understanding to know we are all equal,I just wish others would do the work to learn these valuable lessons,each to their own though,it's all a journey untill our final breath.@@thedavidboland
Devotion to Any Thing can be calked a Cult.
Devotion in Following a Football team, Politics, Entertainers ,etc, etc. are all Cults.
No Big Deal.
This is very much different indeed, great video!
thanks pal
Maybe check out some podcasts with Joe Dispenza. He's good at explaining the scientific side of the coin. Some people seem to think spirit and science are at odds with each other. This is one way of looking at it. Good video.
thanks for the recommendation - I'm familiar with Joe and his work! I appreciate your comment - have a great day :)
Anything can become a cult if we approach it like a co dependent. Different is not automatically a cult.
Elemental equipoise is the only thing you need. You cannot put down the power you are capable of for your life’s work without this. The guru on the mountain is on the mountain for a reason. Cults are full of unbalanced powerless folk.
You didn't leave the 'cult' you gained promotion in it,you've grown,.🙏lol
I really liked your honest open talk. But spirituality can be seen not just about life. For me I got interested in spirituality through the experience of death and realizing impermanence!
As soon as you feel as though you have to get somewhere from where you are, the price you pay for that is the horrors.
There are some obvious exceptions to that. Being in a toxic relationship, abusive family/friends, abject poverty, meaningless jobs etc. There's nothing noble in just 'being' in those moments when you can try to find a way out and get 'somewhere'.
Yep. We think we're going somewhere but ultimately we're not going anywhere.
@@NeThZOR Yes but the price you have to pay to get away from those situations is the horrors. There really are fundamentally no exceptions to this. There are monks who immolated themselves without flinching. Think about that. I'm not saying it's not worth paying. I think it's a perfectly fair price. I choose to pay it myself because I have goals.
@@lillierose5304 If we want to have a somewhere then we have to create a somewhere else. That's the perfectly fair price. 😁
@@whoaitstiger hmmm. Indeed
spirit = breath
Trust no man with air in his nostrils⚔️
What many people call 'spirituality' is ESCAPISM. Business is a spiritual game.
And vice versa. Spirituality is pure business.
love this!
Some points well made, thanks.
this is great 🎉
Life is a game. If you have not learned how to play the game. You will suffer which ever way you go in life. If you become spiritual you can still suffer. If you build riches in this world you can still suffer. You can suffer, but not suffer when you understand this game we’re all playing. To awaken does not stop suffering or make you superior and you don’t have to be broke. When you awaken life,love and suffering are all part of the game. We’re all actors, but some have taken their acting as their reality.
awesome comment! thanks for sharing!
The only truth about being here is, we've been told lie, curiosity brought us here & when find truth about living on earth is HELL, was to late, we trapped by illusions of responsibility, compassion, religion etc, only to stop you to leave early, have you asked why so upsetting when love-one die? when people temporary died they felt home & wished never come back!!!!
you are right meditation cannot enlighten you.........but, that's because there is nothing to attain and it is not a thing 'you' can 'get'. meditation reveals what you are already.
I can't decide,🤔really fkn clever or a broken clock
I think what you meant was "new age"
Brotha,
Cease identification with fictitious thought and material to begin releasing yourself from the form of the norm.
Stay free like a bird chirping your spoken word.
thank you
Jays boys you know we're a long time dead. Stinking thinking makes a cripple.
Our lifes are our message and mission,how are you living?
look up your human design and what your profile means,im cliser to 63 than i am to 62 and it is profound to know I'm a generator with 1/3 profile honesty kids need to he taught this,some ppl are projectors, reflectors,or manufesting/generation❤❤Ty for this
You wanted to being a spiritual journey just to be SOMETHING/GAIN SOMETHING. But you cant reach the place of deep understanding, love and complete peace, stillness and unity...while complaining about the fact that youre not, dropping it because it wasnt all peace love and joy;) spirutality isnt about that,, but rather about...the opposite of enjoying such journey, its painful and can be lonely, and theres a reason for it. You cant want to eliminate your ego, yet doing everything according to what it tells you❤ I believe you gad good intentions, you just werent ready or truly wanted or understood what its about. Philosophy or psychology might benifit you more!
Certain knowledge is hidden for a reason 🐍🍎. The urge to hold our beliefs keeps us sane.
But at some point you have to ask yourself WHY you want this sacred knowledge and how it would actually impact your life and the people around you. Reading peoples mind and things like that are dope af. But in reality it would be terrifying. As a person whose seen the "end" of kundalini and things of that sort I can say God aint feelin it at all.
Going down the spiritual path as I am just learning created so much self judgment, judgement of others, entitlement, too much self focus, ocd, anxiety, isolation and an alter ego! Plus limerence, tarot, dowsing etc (ie wanting control) I was much happier before this journey- far more humble for sure! I have lost myself in attempting to be perceived as perfect! Perceive being the word! I believe many are bow realising this. I am now attempting to undo all this awareness’ and just be what was fully intended- a human being!
Thank you ❤️
thank you
I can relate
If We are just pieces of flesh, what is the matter if it is a cult?
I do all of what you've said here. And now, I feel stuck.
Doesn't sound like spirituality was the problem here...
Moments of mystery...
Its a balance .Meditation is everything. Your comparing and judging people to much overthinking everything.
No religion is a cult.
Every collective movement in this world ends up being infiltrated and building pyramids. It's easy to get caught by something that starts in a horizontal frame and turns into a vertical one. The result is always the same, remove sovereignty (bottom) and concentrate power (top). Everything that gets to you, should be seen as just information that is available for you to discard or use it to complement your own puzzle which is unique. Why would you follow others?
Spirituality is nothing but unorganized religion. The difference is people cherry pick what fits them, and reject the rest, or reinterprets it to fit their narrative.
Very interesting perspective! Thank you for sharing ❤
Interesting video.
Irony is that Enlightenment is Madness,
realizing we live inside a nightmare of Mass Insanity, that most normal average people are "evil", the Mammal Cannibal Holocaust, the never ending Suffering caused by Selfishness , and the Nondualistic realization that on a cosmic level, I myself am ultimately responsible and to blame for all of it.
Enlightenment is the opposite of Peace, the opposite of contentment, happiness, serenity and probably leads to suicide.
I am pretty confident in the end, it will all make sense , has value, and will turn out OK and positive, but seeking Enlightenment and over thinking death and Ultimate Meaning is a waste of time.
Our only spiritual responsibility in this lifetime is to minimize Suffering and not create Unnessesary Suffering...in non fancy terms,..the Golden Rule.
. Spiritualy starts and ends here, everything else is BS
A series of rabbit holes and reality tunnels that all lead to one place...Lucifer
Hi. I am Dabeez Kneez.
Saying spirituality is a cult, is like saying being a human is a cult, it's a natural state. Yoga and meditation is just a way to quiet the mind. Stop putting everything in a category
No,hes right
There's no one that is spiritual and there's nothing spiritual. I don't care how much yoga it meditation aomeone does ,it doesn't make them better than anybody else, there's no higher or lower vibration or any of thay crap and we are just human beings
@@kingdaleclarke it's not about being better than someone else, I understand what you are saying but it's just about you accepting yourself and becoming the best you possibly without judgement of yourself or others. Negativity is low vibration. Don't give up on yourself.
@@jeffsmith8065 Thanks. I don't believe in low or high vibration..for instance you can't see it. What do you mean by low vibration ?
@@kingdaleclarke positive and negative are two different energys and yes you can see it, through neurons in the brain and your nervous system under x ray . People who are highly negative have a chemical change in the brain and body chemistry and can lead to disease. I am telling you this through experience . Change the way think and you can change the way you live.
@@kingdaleclarkealways remember belief and facts are two different things!
PsyOps be psyopsin.
Ish be cray
Synchronic.....money....mono eye ...moon high. Our choice... infinite choice...here's a bill pill
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Bruh, cut it out with the milk… that’s beyond a milk mustache !!
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It’s cute ☺️ hehehe 😋 you look like a red panda 🦊 one of the cutest/coolest creatures in this mind blowing creation 🤯🌠❤️🔥
Depends what kind of sprituality. If you talk about unintelligent spirituality like in India (where I come from) then yes, why do I say that ? because they think death is evil, they worship animals while at the same time cross breed them essentially destroying the natural lineage. There are many things I can say but I prefer to not talk about those things, but if you talk about shamanism, then no I dont think its a cult.
You accept the reality as is, and understand that everything and every situation the creator is observing it through your vessel.
money-power-fame
sat-chit-ananda
interesting!
Stop seeking and you will find
It sounds like you were perfecting every principle but noticed you needed the perfect type of honesty that was bonded to intuition and having no fear of abuse. All groups are cults at this point whether subtle energies or main because we are all spiritual people on the way to sanctification and those attributes that are wrong are still part of a process whether it is a group or more primordial. Don’t give up your future chances to dance with the rest but the opposite alone is not necessarily burning the needed bridges. Definitely be vegan though. Merry Christmas. It might seem random but you can have a scientific hate for everyone because I can sure tell you humans are not of purity, so that can be known for the sake of reason concerning what is worthy scientifically.
John St Julien Baba Wanyama YT, will show you how to connect with the divine. And his works prove it❤️
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The Bible warns us not to be full of it ...full of spirit; since it's the spirit of the anticrist, where we become our own saviours, performing ritual after ritual days on end. Seek to be filled with Holy Spirit instead, and it's is free, BTW. Seek the truth and the Truth shall set you free. Seek your own "spirituality"(counterfeit of the Holy Spirit) and you will be enslaved for life, because you'll be constantly doing something to work on karma/inner child/ past traumas/ past lives , the list goes on and on
That particular bi bul verse is a program,to keep ppl small,IMO... We are to seek the Kingdom of God and everything we need is within we are the savior we've been waiting for ❤❤
What you did was practise rituals and take it like a religion. Spirituality is completely different thing than a religion.
If I am being honest, it seems like you didn't have a guru. I never heard a guru say you don't have to work, and you can just manifest money. That literally doesn't make any sense at all, I never heard any scripture from the east say this either.
Many sadhus were beggers, like St. Francis of Assisi. This idea of "manifesting" money without work is not in any eastern teaching that I am aware of.
Not eating meat is fine, but it doens't make you superior in any way. Many Christian monks do not eat meat either like the monks of Mt. Athos.
The "new age" steals a lot of ancient teachings from the east and warps them into something that's not at all what the teachings originally taught. It's like Hitler who stole the swastika, but everything nazi's stand for is the opposite of what the swastika originally stood for.
I never heard any guru say that having money is an obstacle to enlightenment. If you think you knew everyting, because of a book, you never really understood anything. Any sadhu would laugh at you to think you know things because you read them in a book.
True teachings come from direct experience, not books. Books are lika a map which leads to the knowledge, it's not the knowledge itself. Just like the bible points towards God, but it's not God itself.
My guru always encouraged me to work and make money, he never taught me any of this new age stuff you spoke about. True faith is not about knowing the truth, it's an openess to truth, what ever it may be. You could say in a way science is based on faith.