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>without any method of objective measurement [of spiritual superiority] I guess I disagree with this assertion, then. There is a way to objectively measure you
by javajosh 6y ago
>without any method of objective measurement [of spiritual superiority]
I guess I disagree with this assertion, then. There is a way to objectively measure your spiritual superiority, and that's to examine the person and where they are, and what direction they are going- wrt their behavior. What are their qualities? Patient? Honest? Hard-working? Organized? Reliable? Easy-going? Empathic? Insightful? Generous? Good judgement? I think that you can't be all of those things (all of which require emotional/reactive control) without your spirituality (and physicality, it must be said) being in good order. And this is all observable.
- pjc50 6y ago> There is a way to objectively measure your spiritual superiority Saying things like this is a good way to indicate that one has not yet reached enlightenment.
- Godel_unicode 6y agoThat's a very dangerous road you're suggesting walking down there, "observing" others and making judgements about the whole of their character based on isolated examples is a fruitful source of prejudice and cognitive bias.
- javajosh 6y agoWell, no. In the best case you have a panopticon into their life. But since people will rarely give you that in real life, you do the best you can and always take what you observe with a grain of salt.
- rmah 6y agoI guess the issue is that I (and I suspect many others) do not consider the qualities you listed as having anything at all to do with spirituality.