Mental health, Spirituality and other Life Subjects

  I am just having some thoughts today, that I want to share. I was thinking about my life, and the mistakes I made, and how it caused me to suffer in my life. I see my life, what I remember, and I see that I could have made better choices, but I feel we rarely are born into a place with the right guidance and safety. The things that have gone wrong in our life can make us angry, and we aren't taught to forgive, and to deal with our problems from wisdom.  In 2008/2009, I had an experience that was very profound, a period of time where I was free of fear/anxiety and full of Love, joy and peace. I now see that I could have used some guidance for navigating what came next, which was being diagnosed with "mental illness". There is another way of talking about mental illness, the term "spiritual emergency" which refers to the pitfalls of awakening (including the mental health system). People need to deal with their own past, and forgive as well as ask for forgiveness...

              Enlightenment is the freedom from the predominance of fear, anger, and hatred. We may still experience those emotions, but we are not overwhelmed by them. They are not our "default mode" as it is when we are caught in egoic mind.             Most people go their whole lives not healing what needs to be healed, not forgiving what needs to be forgiven. We don't follow our hearts, and go for the good dream/vision we have for our life. The truth is, we can be predominantly happy instead of unhappy. This is is the "way" that is talked about in some religions, though practicing it, by practicing forgiveness and love in every part of our life, has been missing in this world.  "The way" is repentance, forgiveness, love.  One day we'll follow our heart, and the world will truly be at peace. Thank you for reading my Blog! If you like what you see, check out my new ebook on Amazon/Kindle: Link to "The Dep...