Superstitious beliefs - Adyashanti

[Guest guest]

Shortly after I began teaching I noticed that almost everyone coming to see

me held a tremendous number of superstitious ideas and beliefs that were

distorting their perceptions and limiting their scope of spiritual inquiry.

What was most surprising was that in almost all cases, even those who had

deep and profound experiences of spiritual awakening continued to hold onto

superstitious ideas and beliefs which severally limited the depth of

experience and expression of true awakening. Over time I began to see how

delicate and challenging it was for most seekers to find the courage to

question any and all ideas and beliefs about the true nature of themselves,

the world, others, and even enlightenment itself. In almost every person,

every religion, every group, every teaching and every teacher; there are

ideas, beliefs, and assumptions, that are overtly or covertly not open to

question. Often these unquestioned beliefs hide superstitions which are

protecting something which is untrue, contradictory, or being used as

justification for behavior which is a less than enlightened. The challenge

of enlightenment is not simply to glimpse the awakened conditioned, nor

even to continually experience it, but to be and express it as your self in

the way you move in this world. In order to do this you must come out of

hiding behind any superstitious beliefs and find the courage to question

everything, otherwise you will continue to hold onto superstitions which

distort your perception and expression of that which is only ever AWAKE.

 

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With Love,

Cyber Dervish

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