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Why is this surprising? Any spiritual practice is a way to better ones "self". My yogi friend put it well: the difference is with yoga and meditation the goal i
by tinbad 8y ago
Why is this surprising? Any spiritual practice is a way to better ones "self". My yogi friend put it well: the difference is with yoga and meditation the goal is to get rid of things, while in "the west" we generally associate happiness with having more things.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoIt's surprising because 'selflessness' and thinking highly of oneself are a somewhat inconsistent. I wish I had the source for this but I read somewhere the first obstacle to the path of enlightenment is the self righteousness of the aspirant ... i.e. as soon as someone starts learning higher truths, their sense of ego expands, which is kind of the opposite of the point.
- lmohseni 8y agoA sort of Dunning–Kruger effect for the soul? :)