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spirituality for the commons...

Increasingly I am convinced one of the greatest disasters of our times has been the 'inward' looking feature of modern spiritual teaching. that we have failed in the commons and togetherness is our biggest failing in modern times. any 'solving' of 'problems' need to address the commons and not the individual alone. i am not saying that the individual focus is irrelevant.

I am aware the the aspiration of many who learn for instance yoga based courses is to become a yoga teacher, 'i have become an expert, now let me go and teach others' and the same clan perpetuates itself. people when they pay for a course, think that at the end of this, i will become a teacher of a similar course! economy is part of the equation, however, aspiration plays a big role as well. And teachers of spirituality have not directed the aspirations towards commons more often.

It requires more closer engagement with whats happening at the common place, it requires the spiritualists to descend from high heavens and into the market place of marry both. or else, we will be left with a few who will die a bit more peacefully than the rest, no great deal if everyone is suffering and dying anyway.


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