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Wednesday Thought: Boomeritis

That is the term spiritual guru Ken Wilber coined
some time ago to describe the tendency toward
self-absorbed narcissism and self-indulgence by
the Boomer Generation. I would add that the same
tendency exists is ALL generations.

Wilber advises this: "An experience of the absolute
can reinforce your narcissistic inclinations if you
don't have a moral context in which to hold it."

In other words, those of us on a spiritual quest
can use that quest and its discoveries in the wrong
way and simply continue to feed our own narcissism.
He's right. Furthermore, this is exactly what has
happened to many spiritual gurus among us. I guess
this is a lesson for all of us to seek balance and adopt
a set of values and morals to guide our spiritual
discovery process.

We must remain humble in our journey. We must
remind ourselves and each other of our residual
tendency toward self-absorption. This is why
empathy and compassion for others are so important
to our spiritual evolution.

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