Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Are You Addicted to Spirituality?

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Mystical Escapism From Reality

Like all types of addiction, spiritual addicts, too tend to go further away from reality and forsake daily responsibilities. They become self obsessed to such an extent that they forget about looking after their near and dear ones. They leave everything to chance and have the ever omnipresent excuse at hand, that things are beyond their control and that everything that's happening or is to happen is meant to be. It's their destiny or karma or will of the universe. They become so immersed in seeking answers from a higher power, that they often forget to look within themselves and never find inner peace. They become increasingly dependent on faith, averse to normality and do not find refuge in themselves.

However, wasn't it spiritualism itself which also claims, that the universe helps only those who help themselves? In which case the only explanation for such callousness and disregard for reality, seems to be the escapism from the sheer truth of our existence.

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