@prayerofconsent @canva An addendum. In a Buddhist existential key, spiritual bypassing is a defense against dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and the givens of existence (contingency, finitude, death) disguised as wisdom. As such, chronic serenity appears wise but is really indifference dressed up as depth.
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Copy of tweet here: "Real genius is nothing but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought." ~ #SimoneWeil, Human Personality. On that note, did you ever catch this? Quote tweet" A blessing, this day, from Fr. Thomas Keating, and about as magnificent a testament to the fruits of interior practice, as it gets. Luminous wisdom, perfected in humility.
@LamaSuryaDas end/ ...including the perennial challenge of spiritual bypassing. 🙏 ?s=20
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