Many people I meet in the ‘spiritual’ community, I believe have had awakened / mystical experiences. In fact, they might even term themselves ‘awakened’ or even enlightened.

Equally however, their growth development is still ‘ego’, or ethnic (take religions) centric. I suffer/ed this too. In my ‘growing up’, it seems marriage and children is curing me of this. But, my ego centric view on life could really only truly occur, once this ‘growing up’ occurred. This growing up is a process which we all go through unconsciously as human beings. Your teenage self is definitely less mature than your 20s, 30s or 40s self. Even though we naturally develop, it’s not written in stone that we pass these growth developmental phases. I know single men in their 60s, still playing out teenage love.

I now believe these awakening / growing processes to be separate, but also inter-connected.

Feeling enlightened from an ego centric perspective can easily lead to judgement. One of my great afflictions.

Thank you Mooji for reminding us of this ...

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“If you think it's more "spiritual" to become a vegetarian, buy Organic Foods, practice yoga and meditate, but then you find yourself judging those who don't do all these things, you fell into an ego trap.

If you think it's more "spiritual" riding a bike or public transport at work, but then you're judging those in the car, you fell into an ego trap.

If you think it's more "spiritual" to stop watching tv because it cancels your brain, but then you're judging those who still look at you, you fell into an ego trap.

If you think it's more "spiritual" to avoid reading newspapers and gossip magazines, but then you judge those who read them, you fell into an ego trap.

If you think it's more "spiritual" listening to classical music or sounds of nature, but then you're judging who listens to commercial music, you fell into an ego trap.

You always have to be careful about the feeling of "superiority". it is the most important clue we have to realize that we are dealing into an ego trap. The ego is cleverly hidden in noble thoughts like to start a vegetarian diet or use the bicycle and then turn into a sense of superiority towards those who do not follow the same spiritual path."

- Mooji