By Kristin & David Morelli
If you were really honest with yourself, what would you do if you were asked to push way past your comfort zone by someone you respect, admire and believe can help you transcend your limitations? Would you keep pushing? What if it meant your body was putting out massive danger signals or people around you were suffering obvious signs of distress? Where would your personal limit be and would you even listen to it? What if that guru told you the only way to enlightenment was to learn from them?
These are the very questions that have come up for tens of thousands of people, if not more, as a result of the recent sweat lodge tragedy at a James Ray event last month. When we posted this to our Facebook walls, intense discussion ensued. Many people are understandably shaken by this turn of events and wanting to send light and love to all those affected, especially those who died or were injured and their loved ones.
The hot topic that emerged was “guru-ism”: giving your power away to a person in a position of authority or leadership in your life at the expense of listening to your inner wisdom. We are going to explore this very topic on the Everything Is Energy Radio Show.
Some opportunity for insight in the meantime:
How do you spot “Guru-ism”?
Ask the following questions:
- Does the person require you to trust them above trusting yourself?
- Do they say “You should do ________”?
- Do they use fear as a motivation to believe them?
- Do they discourage you from learning from other teachers and only them?
- Do they hold themselves to be above you or better than you?
- Do you feel the only way to get your answers or what you desire is “through them”?
How do you know which spiritual leaders to trust?
In our opinion, on your spiritual path, the only people to listen to are those who have the following practices:
- The person leads you back to discovering your OWN answers.
- The person invites your inner wisdom to be your guide.
- The person invites you to decide for yourself if what he/she is saying is true.
- The person celebrates your creativity, breakthroughs, and upliftment.
- You feel more like yourself when you’re around them.
- The person takes responsibility for their actions.
Remember, all of your answers are within. The most skilled of masters will lead you back to those answers, encouraging your self-discovery and unique expression of “YOU”!
Join us 11/12, Thursday at 10 a.m. PST at www.EverythingIsEnergy.com (click Radio) for our Radio Show on the James Arthur Ray tragedy.
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