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The Biggest Mistake Spiritual Seekers Make
Let’s face it. There’s a ton of big questions about life that we want answers to. Why are we here? What are we supposed to do? Why is there suffering? Why are they called apartments if they’re stuck together?
They say that when the student is ready, the master appears. We’re hungry to learn. We yearn for answers. We have desires we want to fulfil, but besides that, we’re just plain curious.
Centuries ago, in various civilizations throughout the world, there were people who were either designated or had the birthright to give us spiritual insight. These were priests, gurus, mystics, shamans and sages. They were tasked with the awesome task to convey the deity’s messages to the people, explain phenomena and dispel spiritual, health and even societal problems.
We still have these people today performing in religious, scientific, psychological, philosophical and esoteric domains. We rely on these people to come up with answers to our problems. Each type listed above largely has their own lane, but as it is an interconnected world, things overlap.
But which of these has been proven right? Who can we rely on?
Half of the world is still religious and, in my opinion, suffer from confirmation bias. Scientists have clearly gifted us with technology that has made life easier and…
