Spiritual Counseling – Opinions Can Be Dangerous
Most people are not aware just how dangerous their opinions can be. There are two types of opinions. The first type I refer to as an “egoic opinion” and constitutes the high majority of all opinions. The second type is “non-egoic” and is the opinion type of the self-realized.
An egoic opinion is a group of thoughts about a thing or person that you are so closely identified with, it is believed to be the absolute truth. And because of this emotional entanglement, that truth becomes an intricate part of who you see yourself to be, your identity. So when someone else questions your egoic opinion, that person is perceived as threatening your very own survival. Now, this is not consciously perceived of course, but it will be felt this way from the perspective of the emotional body. A Shadow Work Life Coach can help you to stop identifying so closely with your own opinions, and therefore not be threatened by the opinions of others.
A non-egoic opinion, on the other hand, is a number of thoughts about a thing or person that you are not identified or emotionally tethered to. You are not wrapped up in the opinion, and therefore remain a non-judgmental observer. You can clearly understand other people’s views and respect their opinions.
Judgment cloaks itself in many forms such as blame, intolerance, self-righteousness, condemning, criticizing and complaining. These forms of judgment are projected by the shadow so that the ego can feel a little better about itself by shamelessly deriding and diminishing others. In other words, it’s a subtle attempt to take power away from another by verbalizing distorted, repressed, and hidden beliefs about one self.One of my favorite quotes concerning judgment comes from the spiritual teacher, Dr. Wayne Dyer, who says, “When you judge another, you do not define them. You define yourself.” The shadow loves to judge and this is probably the most common job that it has. Shadow Work Life Coaching can help you to learn how to stop judging others and therefore stop judging yourself. This will pave the way for your self-awareness.
Chronic criticizing, condemning, and complaining is the pain-body’s way of venting all the negative thoughts of the rambling monkey mind on a daily basis. Psychologists have estimated that we think about 60,000 thoughts in a given day. Well you can probably guess what percentage of these thoughts are negative if you’re a chronic complainer. Garbage in means garbage out.
Spiritual Counselor, Jason Lincoln Jeffers is the founder of The Art of Transformation, a company with a mission to teach Spiritual Enlightenment to the masses. His Spiritual Counseling practice uniquely synthesizes ancient spiritual wisdom with ego transcendence, holistic wellness, life path astrology, self awareness, heart-based manifestation, and emotional independence.
