A Spiritual BS Detector

In the game of spirituality and metaphysics there is a lot of "BS." Some of what you see and hear is not the truth. There is as much power-mongering amongst the spiritual/metaphysical fraternity as in the worlds of medicine, politics or business. I guess spirituality and metaphysics are not the same as consciousness. I am no more free of the occasional need to judge and power monger than anyone else.

While I work to live a spiritually based life, some days I do better than others. Over the years I have learned there is one aspect of spiritual growth which is a measure of how "spiritual" one is. This is the ability to allow others to be who they are without wanting to change them.

On my trip down the metaphysical garden path, I quickly learned what an ego trip it can be to follow a spiritual orbit. A feeling of being special comes up, there is a power and majesty to beginning "the journey within." I freely admit I was a prime offender. The house sized ego I previously projected outward I now projected inward. No shift occurred in the ability to love myself or others - only a shift in direction.

Like the donkey following the carrot on a stick, I made an ass of myself by spouting theories erudite and acting pompous. Why not? We all do it when we start the journey back to our true spiritual nature. Babies have teething troubles, and so do we as we cut our spiritual teeth on the truth as opposed to how it should be in our minds.

Before I could detect spiritual "BS" in someone else, I had to produce voluminous amounts of it in myself. Then I had to learn see it for what it was. Someone told me that the measure of real healing is being able to laugh with true humor at what was once painful and shaming. I laugh at how seriously I took myself and my 'quest for the real' (whatever that meant). I'd get upset when explaining my theory erudite if someone didn't get it. You know, as if I ever got it in the first place!

Back to the theory and construction of a spiritual "BS" detector (sbsd for short). It measures the level of acceptance one has for self and others. Let's look at how it works. The sbsd operates the same way as the human nervous system. You trust your nervous system to send you to sleep, wake you up, have you breathe, tell you when you are hungry, or full, and a host of other tasks. All of them vital to remaining alive and in one piece.

When you meet an aggressive or pushy person, you 'just know' what they are like. Or, you meet someone warm and friendly, and you 'just know'. Of course, there are times you go against your feelings and tell yourself it's your imagination, only to regret the outcome later. See! - this proves the importance of trusting your nervous system. If you build a sbsd, it is designed to interface with the part of you known as gut level feelings.

Since the sbsd exists in your mind, construction is a snap. Think it built and it is. When using it, I warn you that the sbsd will not differentiate between your spiritual "BS" and someone else's.
It is a good idea to engage your brain before putting your mouth in gear. This stops the unwitting production of spiritual "BS."

Rabbits are famous for producing offspring, and our mouths can produce spiritual "BS" just as abundantly. Even worse, is the fact that the life span of spiritual "BS" is many times that of the longest lived rabbit, as so many of us have come to know... to our chagrin.

Using the sbsd is easy. Pay attention to your feelings. When you get the gut level feeling you are not being accepted as you are, or you are not accepting someone else as they are, then spiritual "BS" is being produced. The most destructive production is when you do not accept yourself. To stop production now, or to prevent it in the future, practice as much self-acceptance, self-love and non judgement as you can.

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