tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830933917349183001.post3261964916939232792..comments2023-09-15T05:24:29.125-07:00Comments on What lies within: I'm so not spiritual today.....Margaret Dempseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830933917349183001.post-28412904413887091042007-08-28T21:27:00.000-07:002007-08-28T21:27:00.000-07:00This is a very good question. The whole aim of th...This is a very good question. The whole aim of the spiritual journey is the subservience of the ego to the soul. The ego operates each time one says 'I am right and the other wrong'. When I read your comment I was once again reminded of the comment made by Irwina Tweedie in her book Daugher of Fire she said 'criticise yourself constantly and you may get somewhere'<BR/><BR/>As I wrote in the profile to this blog. This is a journal of what I consider to be the 2nd cycle of spiritual transformation. The 1st ended with the movement of energy which resulted in expanded awareness. On this 2nd cycle I am trying to faithfully replicate what I did and how I was on the 1st cycle.<BR/><BR/>This taking on total responsibility for something is essential to this path. When something goes wrong it is never the fault of the other, it's always mine for not being mindful enough, not coming from love etc, etc. One comment which was often made to me on the 1st cycle was that I was 'too hard on myself'. On a spiritual path this is the best compliment you can get.<BR/><BR/>But there is a need to be careful. On the 1st cycle I know that my self-esteem was low. This practice can be honey to low self-esteem because it means you beat yourself up even more which is not the aim of the spiritual journey. It is the disciplining of the ego from a point of high self-esteem not low self-esteem.<BR/><BR/>This turning everything back on oneself lifts the vibrations of the body preparing it for the movement of energy which enables the possibility of living an enlightened present life.<BR/><BR/>At the end of this process what emerges is not full of ego and 'me' but something far more humbler.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment.Margaret Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385395565359693331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8830933917349183001.post-53041182474410959402007-08-28T14:07:00.000-07:002007-08-28T14:07:00.000-07:00Why are you so keen to take all the responsibility...Why are you so keen to take all the responsibility for this situation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com