Krishnamurti, spirituality, egocentricity, and freedom from self
Part of Krishnamurti's point, imo part of the essence of his teaching, was that "spirituality" just makes people MORE egocentric, MORE self-centered and self-absorbed.
When I look at my own path, at myself, I see this.
It's like MY path, MY life, MY experience, MY enlightenment, have been of supreme importance to me.
Is that good?? Maybe it is, the truth is I really don't know.
We have to care for and tend to our lives and paths, we should CARE about succeeding.
But what about "freedom from self" and "dying to self"?
Is the kind of self-concern people have good?
Please share your thoughts if you have any.
This may be of interest (it's long!)
Narcissism –The shadow of transpersonal psychology
Abstract
Narcissism comes ,in two ,variants: Ego-inflation and the Moses complex. While the former is exhibited by pathological grandiosity, the latter is marked by excessive self- devaluation and lack of self-esteem. In group contexts, both are found in the symbiotic appearance of charismatic,leaders and worshipping,followers. Both are subtle forms of spiritual defense mechanisms,against the true spiritual task of finding and transcending one’s “true” self. Because of its specific topic transpersonal psychology is particularly likely to attract people with narcissistic problems ,and one should ,be aware ,of this. Some practical implications are pointed out. Key words: narcissism, self, spirituality, self-esteem 3
