The ego contains in it the seed of self-destruction

In fact, identification with the ego also contains the seed of self-destruction.

It is important to know that when we do yoga, due to the elevation of our inner state and due to the access of more and more refined bodies on the way to spiritual awakening and the state of presence.

The exacerbation of selfishness and pride, usually in the case of mediocre yogic students, causes an extremely bizarre state to arise and then set in, which is suggestively referred to as “spiritual blindness.”

Spiritual blindness appears and is also supported by luciferian impurity, which causes man to refuse spiritual rules and truths because they are supported by a master or a spiritual master. This is because in the phenomenon of spiritual blindness that occurs due to luciferic impurity, the person in question obstinately seeks support not in his Self or soul, but only around his ephemeral personlaity – ahamkara – or the ego also using reason, but yes when it suits him.

In fact, the awakening of the soul is the opposite of spiritual blindness, but it is important to note that it is possible to go through the same level of awakening but it matters whether we were in the process of awakening or in the process of “blindness”.

Because in the first variant we have a process that is more and more present and in the second variant the causes that led to the spiritual blindness contained to act.

In general, people end up in a state of spiritual blindness after falling one by one to some spiritual tests that for those people are major. Sometimes there are some trifles, but because the “little stump can overturn the big chariot” then those trifles are no longer trifles but the major cause is the fall, due to the consequences.

We could say that in the state of spiritual blindness, due to the serious mistakes committed, the conscience of the person in question “darkens” – as a well-deserved karma consequence of the malice, blindness and selfishness of that person.

A person in this state has a decrease in discernment, that is, he loses the real landmarks about what is good and what is bad.

Thus, in the vision of the respective person distorted by the identification with the ego (ahamkara) and by various even demoniac aspects, the good appears to be evil and the evil seems to him to be the good.

Accustomed to justifying all his selfish desires and personal interests with pseudo-spiritual arguments, he has come to be convinced of his own justifications, so he can no longer judge clearly even in situations that do not actually raise any moral dilemma.

Most often, people end up in this state of spiritual blindness because, among other serious mistakes they have made, they have become accustomed to no longer following the elementary rules of a correct spiritual life.

Having reached this state, it seems almost impossible for them to reconsider their perspective on spiritual practice and integrate it correctly. As a result of the spiritual fall, he loses even the last bit of common sense and is completely confused in terms of value benchmarks.

Why is such a state called “spiritual blindness”? Because he who is in this state no longer perceives—and no longer understands—even the most elementary aspects of a spiritual nature. Just as a blind person does not see anything of the light, colors, objects, or beings around him, the student who is “spiritually blind” does not notice the refined subtle energies at all (he often imagines that some gross emotions are elevated spiritual states). Spiritual blindness also involves the inability to appreciate what is good, beautiful, uplifting, spiritually valuable.

The one who is spiritually blind is incapable of grasping and accepting the point of view of others: only his opinion and opinion interest him, no matter in what direction.

Especially with regard to spiritual teachings, metaphysical ideas or elevated states of consciousness, the one who is in spiritual blindness is convinced that he knows very well what it is about (unlike others) or even that he possesses the absolute truth.

The student in a state of spiritual blindness often makes serious mistakes with shocking ease and has no inner startle, even when warned of those mistakes.

Even if some or all of those around him are shaken and try to explain to him that he is making serious mistakes, the person unconsciously imagines that he is not doing anything wrong, that he will not have any problem and that he will not have to suffer the consequences of those acts.

It is possible that such a man has forgotten the elementary rules of correct spiritual practice, but it is equally possible that he remembers them very well, but is convinced, due to spiritual blindness, that he personally does not need to apply them. It is possible that he has forgotten the rules of yogic ethics (the yama and niyama stages), but it is also possible that he remembers them very well – the important thing is that he does not follow them at all and is convinced that he does not and will not have any problems for this reason.

He is able to nonchalantly assert, after making a huge fool of himself, that he had good intentions, and he can even be 100% convinced that he will not suffer any harmful consequences of that serious mistake – although obviously the law of karma will work implacably in his case and he will face the fatal consequences of his mistakes. as it deserves.

In short, the student in a state of spiritual blindness begins to manifest more and more defects, and in terms of spiritual practice he usually becomes a hypocrite full of hypocrites.

Spiritual blindness goes hand in hand with the lack and aversion to spiritual practice and shows that the being in question is in a sometimes accelerated process of spiritual regression (or even spiritual collapse).

The lack and aversion to spiritual practice begins to appear shortly after a human being who is engaged in a spiritual path faces some spiritual tests, some spiritual tests that he fails to pass as he was supposed to.

Then sometimes a strange phenomenon is triggered that causes the human being to manifest a stubborn and incessant state of hatred and malice precisely towards the spiritual aspects to which he is no longer open and towards everything that is related to all this.

Sometimes that person, having a shred of reason, takes refuge, in his fall, in energetic practices, which do not affect the perverted vision or perspective of his consciousness, but only make him stronger.

In particular, practices that amplify the aspect of consciousness are repudiated, avoided or even considered wrong because they could change the aberration into which the consciousness of the fallen sinks.

Other times they look for other spiritual schools, especially schools where there is no authentic transformation, where it is enough not to be aggressive and you are left in the likes, if you pay your course fee. Other times they are repudiated from several courses, because people had given themselves what was going on with them.

If they have somehow obtained an awakening of the Kundalini greater or lesser, they then believe themselves a source of knowledge and spiritual realization and come to believe that they no longer need any guidance because they themselves are the masters.

Paradoxically, you find out in exactly the situation that needs guidance more, exactly when they leave the connection with who could guide them.

Others break spiritual vows or promises if they have done so because, they say, in the new situation “they are no longer valid”.

Since spiritual blindness goes hand in hand with spiritual aversion, so to speak, it is precisely for this reason that such human beings are no longer able to realize in the least everything that happens to them.

Sometimes they even allow themselves to be manipulated by various demons, such human beings make a tacit pact with demonic entities and then aberrantly devote their entire existence to sprinkle mud, poisons from them, the spiritual path they were once on, or the spiritual school of yoga they were part of.

When a student or a group of students have already reached a state of spiritual blindness, it is almost impossible (but not completely impossible, because there is always a chance) to make them realize the miserable state they are in.

They are not sensitive to logic, common sense, intelligent examples, or edifying comparisons.

In short, when we want to explain to them what is happening to them or give them constructive suggestions to get out of this state, we hit the insurmountable wall of their exacerbated ego (ahamkara). Neither the closest beings, nor the classmates or friends, nor the yoga teacher have much chance of helping them understand how much they have fallen, not only spiritually, but also humanly.

Their situation can sometimes be even more paradoxical and shocking:

they may not have too good health (they may even be seriously ill),

they are constantly dissatisfied, agitated,

tormented by all kinds of embarrassing states,

are overly critical,

they don’t have close friends,

they are closed in soul

And yet they think they are great and, above all, they think they are better than everyone around them.

In short, they can be “woe to their heads” and have a tormented life, manifesting themselves embarrassing and living miserable states. Without having remarkable achievements, without being creative and original, they are nevertheless able to nonchalantly recount their supposed states of spiritual enlightenment.

They may even be very bad, sometimes even sadistic. And yet, they are convinced that they are extraordinary spiritual beings. Although they are fiercely selfish and pursue only their own self-interest, they boldly assert their generosity and compassion.

Even when they complain that they are sick, they are still convinced that they are advanced yogis who have reached a supreme state of harmony. Sometimes, even if they are fat or deformed on a bodily level, they think they are perfect yogis and are always ready to give lessons and advice to everyone about Hatha Yoga.

We may even be downright dismayed when we see that those who are in a state of spiritual blindness refuse to accept the evidence or pretend not to understand some elementary ideas or do not want to understand what we are explaining to them.

It’s hard for us to accept that these people have actually fooled themselves in some ways, and it’s not at all realistic to expect them to understand anything that is really important. Then it’s like telling a man blind from birth to open his eyes and then we’d all be surprised that he doesn’t see anything.

Likewise, those who are spiritually blind cannot suddenly show discernment just because we warn them. Simply put, all the important spiritual qualities seem to have atrophied to the point of extinction. Effectively they no longer have the “organ” with which to distinguish right from wrong.

The only one who can shake these monsters of selfishness and pride from the fortress of their exacerbated ego is… enormous suffering, even the collapse of the landmarks of their lives or the spiritual master, then possibly applying a “shock treatment” to help them unravel.

But let’s not delude ourselves: you can’t get out of these states so easily.

If, once we have dissembled ourselves, we are willing to receive the help of the spiritual master, we then need to make a huge systematic effort to recover, under his guidance.

It’s crazy to imagine that we could get out of states of spiritual blindness just by snapping our fingers or just because we’ve been seriously warned about them.

In fact, extremely rarely a man in such a state asks for the help of the spiritual master, because, in fact, it has just happened:

the rupture with the living forces of the soul that could send him back on the path. That is, such a person will refuse himself exactly what could help him.

He will even affirm and apply an aberrant rule, meant to preserve his selfishness, even if he “poured” out of the gold of spiritual words.

He tells himself that he doesn’t have to talk to the master for even a second because he would manipulate him.

The fallen one imagines that “the master somehow does so that he may always be right, when in fact, only he, the “spiritual blind man” is right.”

Some leave the discussion with the honest statement “I don’t like this discussion”.

What can be done?

– abandonment in front of the guidance of the master or spiritual master

– maximum cultivation of humility

– practicing the processes of elevation of consciousness, Ananta, Anuttara and others.

Easy and divine success I wish you!