Crisis of Power No need to wake anyone up. Everyone will wake up when they get enough sleep. The author is unknown I've heard it a thousand times: "I want to help people!" And I will not talk about this classic topic again. Would it seem to be the right phrase? It would seem that the person pronouncing it is full of good intentions. Oh, how deep are the abysses of good deeds coming from ignorance. Oh, how shallow judgments are when the essence is not clear. When you have an abstract desire to "help people," find someone specific and give them a hundred dollars. Go outside and distribute savings to the suffering. They will be grateful to you, and you will calm down quickly. The desire to "help people" is equal to the desire to "urgently set someone on the right path." Attention! You can't want it abstractly, you're either helping or not. How can you not love theoretically: you either love or not. Usually thoughts about the mission of "saving humanity" are born after... Studying some kind of enlightening seminar and going through a series of practices. If you have enough free time. The concept of "free time" also includes a state of consciousness when a person is used to going to work and is used to knowing that he receives money every month. If you have a partner who takes care of the financial support of the family. In general, any development of life when the illusion of peace and well-being arises. Therefore, at a convenient time and in a convenient place, you can engage in your own spirituality. Where would a progressive person go without fashionable "spirituality"? In modern society, this is already akin to a brand: a good car, a good phone and a little good meditation at night. Listen, for example, to Osho performed by NikOsho. Such a pleasant voice — you fall asleep right away. You sleep and think: "Well, that's it — I've already done a lot / and for internal development, it's time to go out into the world with lectures." And the world, represented by relatives, shudders, because it is them who the "truly understanding" chooses as his first audience. This is how the "distribution of knowledge" begins in the family circle. During the day, a person bombards relatives with motivating videos. But even in the evening there is no rest from him. Dinners stop being languid when he vehemently proves that loved ones need to read, listen, learn... Yeah, okay. He doesn't care about the correctness of the wording. And the family listens to the presentation of the teaching in the personal performance of the host of an exciting spiritual evening party. And he keeps talking and talking about achievements. He guides you on the path. He knows how to live. Do you have any at home? Help them cope with the "crisis of power". Learn to remain silent So... You practice meditation, yoga, qigong or something else. If you study, study. And try not to tell everyone about it. Find a friend of your interests or join a group. You need those who are interested in your experiments with consciousness to talk and understand. You need people who ask you and you answer. You ask, they answer. Then you try to figure out an interesting topic together. And this is normal! Let's say you are a designer, programmer, etc. You don't force your loved ones to constantly listen to your tirades about the options of computer programs and the intricacies of IT technologies. But for some reason it is difficult to remain silent with spiritual practices. I understand. You sincerely want your loved ones to join your path. But this is your way. No Buddha. No Christ. No Krishna. Neither Lao Tzu. No Muhammad. Whatever doctrine you profess now. Follow it yourself. Stand and look around for yourself. Fall by yourself. Get up yourself. You don't need followers and admirers. Everyone dies alone, and everyone comprehends alone. No matter how many people are gathered around you at this moment. I know. You really want "real spirituality." It's simple. Ask your loved ones what is important to them and what they are interested in. But in no case do you need to come up with the idea that you are aware of what they need, just for the reason that you have been practicing something for a couple of years. If your beloved wants shopping and dinner at a restaurant, then invest money in her pleasure. If a loved one wants to meet with friends, then do not hinder his joy of receiving communication without your controlling presence. I'll give it to them now! Yes, the practices that you personally like increase the level of importance of what is happening. If the practices are also connected with the physical body, then, of course, the energy level is also growing. The muscles become stronger. You feel stronger. And a tricky situation arises in my mind under the slogan "I know". A crisis of power begins in consciousness: "Oh, I'm on the right path. I strive for understanding, enlightenment, liberation. That means I'm good. And around me, unreasonable citizens are degrading — and now I will give them!" Oh, you will certainly give them the surprise of meeting you. The Internet is filled with esoteric philosophers. We read something somewhere. They listened to something somewhere. Somewhere something was done and a magician/wizard/healer/educator with a complicated name was born. And, you know, it's good! "Gurus" breed and multiply. Everyone has an audience. The World Wide Web helps them as an illusory escape from loneliness. Only if you personally want to move effectively, don't get stuck in the path of imaginary power. Real knowledge is when you comprehend the futility of efforts to change humanity at the beck of your good intention. And you treat understanding the essence of things calmly and not interested, because you know... The real knowledge is to go through the pain. And everyone has their own pain. The joy of communicating with you Knowledge is the power inside you that makes you free. It sounds corny, but who cares. Knowledge also makes you free from wanting to change people. Do you think the people around you are sleeping? Good. Is there really anyone on the planet who likes to be woken up if he hasn't had enough sleep? No. Everyone wants to wake up full of energy. So give others this opportunity. They'll be fine. Everyone has their own wake-up time. Of course, you may be offended that without your participation. But that's your problem. Your problem is conditional knowledge and conditional power, which have become more important to you than joy. The joy of others from communicating with you. Do you want to make someone happy today? A wonderful intention! Make it your fortune. Yes, at least just don't offend your loved ones without a global cosmic reason. Happiness for everyone is to be independent of external factors and the opinions of others. And you want to make someone subject to your personal "enlightened view". This kind of situation makes you weak. You're losing this life. Therefore, if you now have a desire to teach someone how to live, shut up for ten or twenty years. Do what you're doing. Practice what you like. Then we'll see... Zen sending When you have a desire to "help", you want to change someone around you. And it is unlikely that people are running after you now shouting: "Oh, Great Guru, bless me!". If they don't run... Look around immediately!.. Then leave them alone and take care of yourself. Your outward-looking desire arose because you don't know what to do with your life right now. Perhaps you are afraid of the invasion of the virus or the political situation. Perhaps you calm down when you talk to someone about their problems, secretly comparing and realizing that everything is fine with you. Perhaps you are afraid of the future and are trying to "help people" to fill in what you have not achieved yourself. From the vastness of the Internet, wonderful preachers tell you that you must be in balance. You have to wake up... You have to realize... You have to lighten up. And you still can't achieve "harmony and tranquility"? And it bothers you. You feel dissatisfied and in a hurry. Hurry up to comprehend. And you never comprehend, because you are chasing an illusion. I'll tell you a cosmic secret. The real Zen is to send it all away. And harmony. And peace of mind. And enlightenment. Live one day simply. Without thoughts of God. Without turning to spirituality. Without the desire to comprehend. Without the intention to achieve. Go through the day by yourself. This is a really hard practice: you are alone with life.