Seven Steps to Spiritual Numbness

cldevelopment but if we analyze them, we find
At its highest level, spirituality is consciouslythat they generally fall into one of seven
communing with Spirit—that magnificent,categories:
incomprehensible creative force that we call God.1. Blindly adhere to religious dogma. Pick a religion
It is about transcending the ego-induced illusion of(usually the one you were born into) and
separation and experiencing ourselves as integralunquestioningly believe everything it tells you.
parts of the Whole, free from fear.Don’t learn about or explore other
It sounds so wonderful, and we all wish we couldreligions, yet remain certain that your religion is
attain it, but few do. The allure of the physicalthe only way to God and that other religions are
world is so highly seductive and the egos wea threat. Secure in this knowledge, your ego can
develop to negotiate it are so powerful that mostthen remain in control, you can judge others and
of us keep the experience of the Divine foreveravoid the possibility of authentic, spontaneous
at arms length.spiritual experience.
Countless traps and pitfalls impede our spiritual