Sage-Tips

Who coined the term spiritual bypassing?

Spiritual bypassing describes a tendency to use spiritual explanations to avoid complex psychological issues. 1 The term was first coined during the early 1980s by a transpersonal psychotherapist named John Welwood in his book Toward a Psychology of Awakening.

How do I develop my ego?

In the following, I share five steps to reach a more quiet ego.

1. Step 1: Realize the world does not revolve around you.
2. Step 2: Acknowledge your insecurities to stop defending yourself.
3. Step 3: Build a distance towards your ego.
4. Step 4: Listen more and talk less.
5. Step 5: Realize the self-exploration never stops.

What is the difference between the ego and the spirit?

The ego craves company while spirit wants to connect in solitude. When you begin to come into a higher knowing of yourself, when you begin to connect deeply with Truth, the need for distractions naturally start to fall away and even the will to be social or engage in the outer life is just not going to be there anymore for a while.

What does Jim Carrey believe about spirituality?

Apart from acting, Jim Carrey is an incredibly spiritual person, who believes that spirituality can make your life better. Read on to know more about how he found spirituality and how he began his spiritual journey.

Does the ego have a temper tantrum?

And the ego will most probably have fits and temper tantrums about it because it doesn’t like it at all. It will most probably go into poor-me mode at times, it will pity itself, curse the day it ventured on the spiritual path and sometimes even threaten to end its life. The ego does not like being alone, or in solitude.

What happens when you go through a spiritual awakening process?

The separation from one’s usual social life and connectedness with other people when you go through a spiritual awakening process and the transformation that needs to happen is just too unbearable for the ego to take. Very few go all the way, but for those who do go through it all, they are the ones that eventually become free.