On this page, I look at the dangers and traps on the spiritual path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spiritual Bypassing<\/a>:<\/strong> Where you pretend you are sooo enlightened just to avoid dealing with the shit in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Related to above: Hurry Up and Get Enlightened, Dammit!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spiritual Arrogance\/Narcissism<\/a><\/strong>: Bitch, I am MORE enlightened than you, show some respect dammit<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spiritual Idiots(Neo Advaita)<\/a><\/strong>: Related to spiritual arrogance, but a special case<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Golden Prison<\/a>:<\/strong> Getting stuck in Spiritual Experiences\/Highs, so that you become a spiritual junkie instead of a meditator<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spiritual Materialism:<\/a> <\/strong>Treating the spiritual quest like the material quest\u2013 gather more \u201cresources\u201d or hope enlightenment will fix all our problems<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toxic Positivity<\/a>: <\/strong>The cult of optimism that says we have to be \u201chappy clappy<\/em>\u201d all the time or we are not spiritual. The most dangerous and harmful myth<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toxic Forgiveness<\/strong><\/a>: The belief that you have to \u201cforgive\u201d people to be spiritual, which leads you to become more vulnerable to abuse<\/p>\n\n\n\n