Evolution of love

AWARENESS WATCHING AWARENESS:

STAYING RESTRICTED IN THE CONCEPTUAL

Even if one manages to find the Direct Path, the ego will distort the Direct Path by interpreting what is written or said in a way that supports the ego or by focusing on that which is not essential.

One of the tricks that the ego uses most commonly with spiritual aspirants is to confuse intellectual “spirituality” with authentic spirituality.

Most people only have an intellectual interest in spiritual concepts and do not wish to end the ego.
Most people are just enjoying learning about the concepts.
There are some people who realize that their interest is only intellectual.

There are other people who believe that they have an interest in ending the ego, who do not really have an interest in ending the ego.
Almost all of the people who are on a spiritual path that claims to have as its aim the ending of the ego illusion, have very little desire to actually end the ego.

The way to end all of the ego’s preservation strategies is to increase the desire for liberation.
There are a few very condensed Direct Path teachings that can be a great help on the Direct Path.

However, to go on and on reading books and discussing spiritual teachings is an ego preservation strategy to keep you in the realm of thought instead of practice.