2 Questions Every Spiritual or Woke Person Must Answer

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Enlightenment, in whichever form it comes in, can be one of the most amazing experiences in one’s life. To be able to see that the way one lived or viewed a situation was wrong or incomplete gives one the confidence to do better in the future.

However, it can also lead one to an unconscious downward spiral and by the time one recognizes how far one has sunk, it is difficult to find the escape ladder, even when others are pointing at it.

Unfortunately, it must be said — spiritual and/or woke people can be annoying, hypocritical and blind. Certainly sport fanatics, politicians and clergypeople can be labelled these things too, but the spiritual/woke guy or gal has a more difficult time doing this. Why is this?

The answer lies in their answers to the following two questions:

1. Which is more important, happiness or emotional well-being?

2. Which is more important, happiness or truth?

Spoiler alert: if you chose happiness for either of those two, I invite you to read and consider why that may not help you in the long run.

Happiness versus Emotional Well-being

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