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Preferring isn't about being right or certain."avoid them without trying them" is very clear
But your "prefer" is a lot less complicated, also when talking about spiritual things. Now I can also say "I prefer Heaven over this life". Normallly I would not do that, because I have not experienced Heaven. But I always need to be very careful how to word it
So, I am all for your "prefer" use. I prefer "easy going" anyway.
So, thanks for the feedback. RF life gets a lot easier with this.
True
Or contemplating self indulgence.
Self indulgence is indeed a hard one to overcome
This must be false. I didn't become any more arrogant after starting meditation.
You're not doing it right.
Is your meter from the Tate instrument company? The infamous compass maker?
That is quite a strong saying "root of all evil", but it can be quite destructive
For once in my life I will use this vulgate expression rooted in a lack of scientific understanding but one I want to throw out here because I suspect I'm not the only one to notice.In the news...
Meditation can 'boost feelings of superiority', study finds | Daily Mail Online
Excerpted....
The path to enlightenment is an ego trip: Meditation and mindfulness lead to narcissism and feelings of 'spiritual superiority', study finds
Meditation and spiritual enlightenment can 'boost feelings of superiority' by stoking the ego, a new study has found.
- Study finds a link between those engaged in spiritual practices and superiority
- People engaged in 'energetic' therapies like aura reading were the most smug
- Spiritual training 'has the paradoxical effect of boosting superiority feelings'
Dutch experts studying questionnaires of nearly 4,000 people found a link between practising spiritual training, like meditation, and feelings of 'spiritual superiority'.
Forms of spiritual training – including mindfulness, meditation, self healing and reading auras – are supposed to distance people from their ego and any feelings of self-worth.
But spiritual training appears to actually have the opposite effect, by enhancing people's need to feel 'more successful, more respected or loved', the experts say.
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Meditation (pictured) is a form of 'spiritual training'. Other forms include self healing and reading auras
Thy found that those who were engaged in the more bizarre 'energetic' therapies, such as aura reading, were the most smug.
Yes, true. At first I was taking it at a personal level "indulge in excessive eating, drinking", destroying one's own body, hence not really evil IMO. But when it comes to indulging in power and control of others easily evil starts
It's not. There are several different possible causes. Self indulgence is not one of them.
Not just in spirituality or vegans. What do you think of Hollywood and one girl more beautiful than the other? People are brainwashed with this idea that one is/knows better than the other all day long 24/07.
That is your opinion, you have not convinced me that is true
It's not so much of an opinion as it is drawing from education and professional background.
Yeah, but not all groups are equally prone to doing this. It does take a degree of dogma and adherence to it to promote beliefs as making one better and superior to others.
EndarkenmentIn the news...
Meditation can 'boost feelings of superiority', study finds | Daily Mail Online
Excerpted....
The path to enlightenment is an ego trip: Meditation and mindfulness lead to narcissism and feelings of 'spiritual superiority', study finds
Meditation and spiritual enlightenment can 'boost feelings of superiority' by stoking the ego, a new study has found.
- Study finds a link between those engaged in spiritual practices and superiority
- People engaged in 'energetic' therapies like aura reading were the most smug
- Spiritual training 'has the paradoxical effect of boosting superiority feelings'
Dutch experts studying questionnaires of nearly 4,000 people found a link between practising spiritual training, like meditation, and feelings of 'spiritual superiority'.
Forms of spiritual training – including mindfulness, meditation, self healing and reading auras – are supposed to distance people from their ego and any feelings of self-worth.
But spiritual training appears to actually have the opposite effect, by enhancing people's need to feel 'more successful, more respected or loved', the experts say.
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Meditation (pictured) is a form of 'spiritual training'. Other forms include self healing and reading auras
Thy found that those who were engaged in the more bizarre 'energetic' therapies, such as aura reading, were the most smug.
Not true. We see narcs everywhere nowadays, and they are not spiritual at all (most of them)
Reminds me of electric vehicles, which emit smug at the tailpipe.