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RE: Spiritual Narcissism: Rise of A New Cultural Consumption
You're definitely onto something here... there's both a lot of spiritual narcissism and spiritual idiocy out there, these days. And it often turns into a contest of "who's more spiritual." Don't know if you're a fan, but I always get a good laugh out of J.P. Sears' "Ultra Spiritual" episodes... check out his YouTube channel, if you're not already familiar with him.
Call me cynical, but I think we can lay a lot of this at the feet of the "positive self-esteem" movement (and parenting) of the 1970's, where we started the whole "participation prize" movement where "everyone is a winner." Nice idea, I suppose, but not functionally implementable in a world filled with vastly different and unique people.
It certainly has its roots in something and there seems to be a particular entitlement to be noticed and treated as special. I have seen that video @denmarkguy!! J.P. Sears is a very funny guy!! I am all for people feeling empowered and confident, that is not the issue, but there always seems to be this backlash and perversion to all things that at first blush appear good. Those good things seem to find a negative expression in some form or another. Or at least that is what I have observed,
Yeah well... a couple of the original "deadly sins" inevitably show up everywhere... greed and sloth, along with an endless potpourri of variations on that theme.
Yes, indeed, a potpourri of ick!