spiritual bypassing examples

[Olaf]

I am spiritual, money is an illusion

I am spiritual, I attract, I don't chase

I am spiritual, and will attract whatever I need

I am spiritual, I need to lent 50 euros

I am spiritual, I don't approach it is low conscious

I am spiritual, I don't go to the toilet

I am spiritual, working on your career is not necessary, be present instead

I am spiritual, sex with me will make you enlightened

I am spiritual, I am the decider of the universe

I am spiritual, you all are unconscious apes

I am spiritual, making allot of money is unconscious

I am spiritual, nothing is real, so I do whatever I want

I am spiritual, if I only change my energy all my dreams come true

I am spiritual, you peasant materialists, I am above that on a higher dimension

I am spiritual, I vibe that is what I do for a living

I am spiritual, when I am just present enough, just a little more present, my life changes completly, just a little more present

I am spiritual, money is the devil, I rather smoke incense

I am spiritual, so you can't tell me anything about this world, as I am it, I know best

I am spiritual, I am everything, if I die or live is my choice, I got all the power

I am spiritual, sex is the devil, money is evil and materialists are unconscious apes, I am much better off in my camper van singing "Om Namah Shivaya"

I could go on for an hour, but I think I provided enough ragebait for you guys today, maybe tomorrow 

[enchanted]

Posting and commenting on forums. 

Edited 19 hours ago by enchanted

[aurum]

41 minutes ago, Olaf said:

I am spiritual, sex with me will make you enlightened

That one is self-deception, but I wouldn't really categorize it as spiritual bypassing.

Spiritual bypassing is a specific self-deception where you use spiritual claims to avoid truth.

[Olaf]

@aurum I was just having fun with this one

[Salvijus]

Also boobs go well on that list. 

[LifeEnjoyer]

I noticed me being happy all the time was a form of spiritual bypassing.

[Jirh]

These examples seem to invoke several distinct concepts, not just spiritual bypassing.

Spiritual bypassing is about using spirituality to bypass legitimate problems that don't belong to the field of spirituality.

For example, money problems will not be solved by more meditation. Health problems will not be solved by deeper contemplations. Relationship problems will not be solved by longer retreats.

Now, there are rare occurrences in which the above examples are wrong, hence the spiritual bypassing fallacy is born. Because sometimes spirituality can solve the problems above. For example, meditation can bring more clarity into one's spending habits or more insight into increasing income. Sometimes working harder is less useful than working smarter, and meditation can increase intelligence in some cases.

So it is important to see this and not discard all of spiritual work just because traps exist. God has indirect ways of showing grace.