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Asylum For The Spiritually Insane

By Yamaya Cruz

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Published: 19Mar2012
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People who are spiritual can go crazy! As they evolve spiritually, their minds split, and they are forced to live in two worlds. The first world is that of man, where people need to be successful, famous, and powerful. The second world is that of God, where people need to be humble, meek, and modest. How can people play by two different sets of rules? How can they become spiritual without giving in to their desires? They do it by allowing themselves to be completely free.

There are a lot of scandals about priest, gurus, and spiritual leaders. However, very few people realize that their roles have changed significantly throughout the years. In ancient times, priest and shamans lived in one world, the world of God. They spent virtually all of their time meditating, praying, and conducting rituals. They were isolated yet supported by the greater community. They had no use for money and basically provided their services for free.

Today, aside from some faith-based organizations, priest and priestess are forced to live in the world of man. They need to put food on the table, put clothes on their kids back, amass members and build a solid reputation for their institutions. Now, priest and spiritual leaders are an integral part of the community and are susceptible to the vices of modern man. They are tortured by the voices of temptation. Voices that tell them that they need to be fame monsters, build huge temples, and have millions of followers.

But how do people do this without taking more than what they need? How can people amass power, money, and fame, without exploiting the very people they strive to teach? Some spirit leaders who are successful become racked with guilt, because the voices from the world of God tell them that they should be doing more. So they take the edge off by assuaging their guilt, by giving to charities and providing more services to the community.

Yet, the voices from the world of man continue. If they give too much, they will run out of money, lose their fame, fortune and respectability. So they plunge deeper into the world of man. They feel that they need to be powerful and have more control. This is when they really start to go off the deep end. They have larger than life ideas; they suffer from delusions of grandeur and start to believe that they are the Messiah. Their members are no longer disciples, but slaves that are subservient to their master.

These spiritual leaders are being torn apart by two opposing forces and eventually, they are going to go absolutely, completely insane! It happens everyday, in all faiths and religions. Priest and spiritual leaders eventually become hypocrites because no one can live by two different sets of rules. They need to make a choice, and live in the world of God. And much like the great Messiahs, they need to forfeit control, over their lives and others. They need to become free. Freedom is exhilarating, and blissful, but it is not safe, or predictable. This is the world of God.

Yamaya Cruz is the author of When The Shadows Began To Dance. She writes about African spirituality, chakra healing, shamanism and much more. For more information go to http://newafricanspirituality.com/page3/page3.html

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