From 52beb04b70f172ae1228038708e85a1117a2281e387057752ffe57f4f5f720b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicholas Johnson Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: Correct usage of hyphen, em dash, and en dash --- content/entry/thoughts-on-spirituality.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'content/entry/thoughts-on-spirituality.md') diff --git a/content/entry/thoughts-on-spirituality.md b/content/entry/thoughts-on-spirituality.md index e556a5f..4118880 100644 --- a/content/entry/thoughts-on-spirituality.md +++ b/content/entry/thoughts-on-spirituality.md @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ So just meditate. Don't worry about having an ulterior motive and don't worry ab # Spiritual Bypassing Do watch out for other ways that the ego can creep back in though. Many novice meditators, after having insights about the nature of the mind, become convinced they're permanently enlightened and try to act as if they are all the time. This can be very psychologically destructive. It's called [spiritual bypassing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_bypass), a term coined in 1984 by American psychologist [John Welwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Welwood). I'll let Wikipedia explain it: -> "On the other hand, when spiritual bypass is used as a long-term strategy for ignoring or suppressing unaddressed mental health issues, negative consequences can include "the need to excessively control others and oneself, shame, anxiety, dichotomous thinking, emotional confusion, exaggerated tolerance of inappropriate behavior, codependency, compulsive kindness, obsession or addiction, spiritual narcissism, blind allegiance to charismatic teachers, and disregard for personal responsibility" - Wikipedia, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) +> "On the other hand, when spiritual bypass is used as a long-term strategy for ignoring or suppressing unaddressed mental health issues, negative consequences can include "the need to excessively control others and oneself, shame, anxiety, dichotomous thinking, emotional confusion, exaggerated tolerance of inappropriate behavior, codependency, compulsive kindness, obsession or addiction, spiritual narcissism, blind allegiance to charismatic teachers, and disregard for personal responsibility" — Wikipedia, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) It's not a hard trap to fall into. I think staying humble is a good way to avoid it. Admit that you don't have it all figured out, that you're probably not "permanently" enlightened, and you still get lost in thought and let your emotions get the better of you from time to time. -- cgit v1.2.3