Richard Rudd 10-8-21..."Spirituality and the Spiritual Ego"

Previously, we have talked about the “spiritual ego” that develops in many people as part of their spiritual journey. These days there is a lot of confusion, disinformation (by deliberate intent) and misinformation (by mistake) in our spiritual communities. It’s a good time to check where our “spirituality” is leading us, since some people have “married” their spirituality with conspiracies and extreme political ideologies. Richard Rudd gave a great lecture on “Spirituality and the Spiritual Ego” that enlightens us all. I urge you to watch it on YouTube. Enjoy!

“Spirituality and the Spiritual Ego” – by Richard Rudd

Here is the You Tube link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t4Z0lVShec

Here are 18 Patterns of Spiritual Egos (summarized by me):

Spiritual materialist – trapped by spiritual glamour, seeking fame and fortune
Spiritual victim – blind follower of teachings or teacher without question, no discernment
Spiritual escapist – feels already enlightened with nothing to do, wants to get out of here
Spiritual extremist – addicted to bliss or highs from meditation, drugs, yoga, etc.
Spiritual provocateur – rebel who debunks or debases spiritual paths of others
Spiritual dogmatist – puritan who feels superiority about their teacher or teachings
Spiritual cynic or skeptic – looking for flaws, finds them everywhere, won’t change views
Spiritual sniper – gives critical comments, then vanishes, doesn’t want resolution
Spiritual conspiracist – tries to get others to believe in their favorite conspiracies (e.g. QAnon, Illuminati, aliens, reptilians, 5G, covid denial, anti-vax or other disinformation); if you don’t believe what they believe from their own “research,” you become one of the “victims”
Spiritual fantasist – lost in magical thinking, can become a form of spiritual bypassing
Spiritual savior or imposer – their healing offers all the answers, looking for recognition
Spiritual narcissist – knows a lot of spiritual stuff but has little self-inquiry or humility
Spiritual pleaser – people pleaser who goes along with everything, can’t say no or discern
Spiritual tourist – never settles on one teacher or teaching, endless seeking, never finding
Spiritual comedian – uses humor or false modesty to deflect true connection and depth
Spiritual processor – addicted to the process of processing their emotional trauma, never healed
Spiritual know-it-all – disengaged intellectual, who becomes defensive when their knowledge is challenged
Spiritual succeeder – thinks they are already a master, enlightened, so they stop seeking, divides people into categories (e.g. awake vs. asleep)

Below are the links to my posts on the Spiritual Ego and Spiritual Bypassing that talk about how to get out of that phase of spiritual development and move onwards and upwards:

What Is a Spiritual Ego? – Big Picture Questions

What Is Spiritual Bypassing? – Big Picture Questions.com