The Failure Of Spirituality, Self-Help And Self-Development

One of the central reasons

That a human does not transform

Is because of a lack of honesty.

 

The spiritualists are not evil.

The self-help guru’s are not malevolent.

The masses and devotees

Are not necessarily stupid.

 

But none of them are Honest.

 

What I mean by honest

Is not that the guru’s intentionally lie.

Or attempt to mislead.

Or that the masses attempt to deceive.

 

But that the core of their works,

The fulcrum of their thinking,

And the heart of their intentions

Is not Honesty.

 

If a guru wishes to prescribe meditation,

So be it.

In and of itself

There is no harm in this.

 

But this prescription is Never followed by,

“Meditation may do absolutely nothing for you.”

 

This is not to say

That meditation will do nothing

For a person.

 

It may

Or it may not.

 

Perhaps it will give him a few minutes of peace

And if this is satisfactory for the individual,

Then so be it.

 

But the trouble with guru’s

And coaches

And instructors

And authors

And speakers

And the entire lot . . .

Is that they Never

Ever

Ever

Ever

Absolutely Never . . .

Tell the entire story.

 

Never.

Ever.

Ever.

 

A piece of the story

Is like walking in on the middle of a conversation.

This can only result in one thing:

Failure.

 

Why do they not tell the whole story?

Because there is something at stake for them.

 

They wrote their books to Sell Copies.

They utter their sermons to Fill Seats.

At the very least,

They wish to Be Heard.

At the very very least

They wish to Help.

 

Because they have an Angle,

No matter the nature of the angle,

Honesty is simply not possible.

 

For Honesty is a dangerous thing.

It may result in them not selling many books.

Or not filling many seats.

Or not being heard.

 

For humans want Headlines.

They do not want to hear

That something may work

Or may not.

 

Humans are hungry for Hope.

And these people and institutions

Provide it in varying doses.

 

A truly rare thing

Is a human who wants The Truth,

Just as it is.

 

And the Rarest thing of all

Is a human who is willing to provide it.

Just as it is.

 

Namaste.