People who are spiritual can go crazy! As they evolve spiritually, their
minds split, and they are forced to live in two worlds. The first world
is that of man, where people need to be successful, famous, and
powerful. The second world is that of God, where people need to be
humble, meek, and modest. How can people play by two different sets of
rules? How can they become spiritual without giving in to their desires?
They do it by allowing themselves to be completely free.
There
are a lot of scandals about priest, gurus, and spiritual leaders.
However, very few people realize that their roles have changed
significantly throughout the years. In ancient times, priest and shamans
lived in one world, the world of God. They spent virtually all of their
time meditating, praying, and conducting rituals. They were isolated
yet supported by the greater community. They had no use for money and
basically provided their services for free.
Today, aside from
some faith-based organizations, priest and priestess are forced to live
in the world of man. They need to put food on the table, put clothes on
their kids back, amass members and build a solid reputation for their
institutions. Now, priest and spiritual leaders are an integral part of
the community and are susceptible to the vices of modern man. They are
tortured by the voices of temptation. Voices that tell them that they
need to be fame monsters, build huge temples, and have millions of
followers.
But how do people do this without taking more than
what they need? How can people amass power, money, and fame, without
exploiting the very people they strive to teach? Some spirit leaders who
are successful become racked with guilt, because the voices from the
world of God tell them that they should be doing more. So they take the
edge off by assuaging their guilt, by giving to charities and providing
more services to the community.
Yet, the voices from the world
of man continue. If they give too much, they will run out of money, lose
their fame, fortune and respectability. So they plunge deeper into the
world of man. They feel that they need to be powerful and have more
control. This is when they really start to go off the deep end. They
have larger than life ideas; they suffer from delusions of grandeur and
start to believe that they are the Messiah. Their members are no longer
disciples, but slaves that are subservient to their master.
These
spiritual leaders are being torn apart by two opposing forces and
eventually, they are going to go absolutely, completely insane! It
happens everyday, in all faiths and religions. Priest and spiritual
leaders eventually become hypocrites because no one can live by two
different sets of rules. They need to make a choice, and live in the
world of God. And much like the great Messiahs, they need to forfeit
control, over their lives and others. They need to become free. Freedom
is exhilarating, and blissful, but it is not safe, or predictable. This
is the world of God.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Asylum For The Spiritually Insane
1:20 AM
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