Spiritual blindspots

[Olaf]

To assume that we are always blind and understand very little seems like the healthiest frame to come from, at least for me. I have seen many blind spots in myself and in many spiritual people and teachers. Things that may seem small, insignificant, or not worth mentioning can still lead to huge problems.

It is often the small belief that seems innocent, the small thought that appears harmless and is 80% correct, that eventually harms us deeply. If we assume that we are not fully knowledgeable, that we have many blind spots because we have agendas, because we have selective focus, because we try to see only the good in what we stand for rather than being nuanced and recognizing that we might be wrong, we might be right, or we might be half wrong and half right, then we become more careful.

There is no judge at the end of the day who can definitively say, “THIS IS RIGHT” or “THIS IS WRONG.” We are not in a courtroom; we are in a mysterious world with more mysteries than answers.

If we cannot see the nuance, especially in our own thinking, then we become vulnerable to subtle traps, traps that even enlightened teachers can fall into. This happens no matter how advanced you are. You are still blind in many ways. You are still operating through this reptilian brain that seeks to optimize survival, and it does not hesitate to use spirituality to further its survival. In fact, spirituality can become a fantastic tool for it.

The enemy is always wrong, but is that really true? If you are against Trump, is he always wrong? Of course not. There are good things Trump has done, but many people only want to see things from a black-and-white perspective.

This is human nature. It is not necessarily something we can completely overcome, but rather something we should be aware of and careful with. Especially as a teacher, because power corrupts easily. Any form of power can corrupt you, and as a teacher or leader of any kind, you have a huge influence.

Is that influence leading toward good or not? Many times, power leads to good outcomes for you personally, but that does not mean it leads to good outcomes holistically for everyone.

[Olaf]

9 minutes ago, No1Here2c said:

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Is this the password of your crypto account? lol

[Olaf]

@No1Here2c Great, don´t be disappointed when your wallet is empty... it wasn´t me, it was Leo.

34 minutes ago, No1Here2c said:

4bututbubu4b

Is this the password of your crypto account? lol

[Ziran]

4 hours ago, Olaf said:

To assume that we are always blind and understand very little seems like the healthiest frame to come from, at least for me. I have seen many blind spots in myself and in many spiritual people and teachers. Things that may seem small, insignificant, or not worth mentioning can still lead to huge problems.

It is often the small belief that seems innocent, the small thought that appears harmless and is 80% correct, that eventually harms us deeply. If we assume that we are not fully knowledgeable, that we have many blind spots because we have agendas, because we have selective focus, because we try to see only the good in what we stand for rather than being nuanced and recognizing that we might be wrong, we might be right, or we might be half wrong and half right, then we become more careful.

Yes, and it's true recursively.

In special regard to seemingly small insignificant errors: If a tiny error in orientation translates to vast errors over long distances in the physical domain, how much more so for spiritual teachings?

 

[Olaf]

@No1Here2c you win

[Olaf]

@Ziran it´s like science, one small mistake and the whole thing explodes

[Ziran]

Just now, Olaf said:

@Ziran it´s like science, one small mistake and the whole thing explodes

I beg to differ.  That's better described as "hyperbole".

[Olaf]

@Ziran maybe a bit exaggerated, but is it? I mean if I tell someone everything is one. Now they walk around like everything is one and they are God. BUT you also are human with many human issues like the need to survive and it using its new found ego as God, to help with survival even better. This is very small and subtle and hard to even explain, because in a sense you are still God, but also you are human and blinded by your brain that is optimized for survival. This is the number one mistake I see in spiritual teachings that create all kinds of problems, but it isn't obvious; it's quite subtle.

[Willy Phallicus]

Power doesn't corrupt man.  Man corrupts power.

[Willy Phallicus]

Man may not be free of corruption but one day life will be free of man.

[Willy Phallicus]

2 minutes ago, No1Here2c said:

What if man, All of Life, & corruption, are all forms being held this very instant in holographic projection within consciousness ?

Its the opposite.  Consciousness is projecting outward so it can view the corruption from that vantage point so it can correctly identify and mend the malformed dialectics that lead to the corruption.  Its all pattern and energy caught in a bad trip and thats working itself out in the here and now so a new and better trip can emerge.  Man might not survive the process and thats no big deal to me.

6 minutes ago, No1Here2c said:

Where does the form come from? What is the projector?

How is the form witnessed??

What exactly is it that does the witnessing??

The one and only God.  God is the projector, the screen and the content.  There's no way to explain it, it can only be experienced.

[Ziran]

2 hours ago, Olaf said:

This is very small and subtle and hard to even explain

It's the "crux".  

2 hours ago, Olaf said:

one small mistake and the whole thing explodes

one mistake and the result is better described as falling off a mountain close to the summit.

Edited May 18 by Ziran

[Olaf]

@Ziran sure I am not against that description

[Ziran]

8 minutes ago, Olaf said:

@Ziran sure I am not against that description

So, the world isn't exploding, but, one might need to start at ground-zero, so to speak, and start over from scratch.