Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 5, Issue -2, 1 August 2020 | Page 18
• delusions of having arrived at a higher level of being
• using spiritual practices to escape unpleasant emotions; for example,
using meditation to dissociate from emotions, rather than transmute
them
2. The trap of superiority
This manifests as the tendency to “look down” upon others who are not as
“consciously advanced” or “awakened.” The trap of superiority can be seen
as a subtle feeling of “being better” than others who aren’t “spiritual.” In
more extreme cases, this trap can appear as the tendency to lash out at
people who are still “asleep,” “blind” or “sheep” of society. This kind of
reactive behaviour can often be seen in people who have just “woken up” to
the state of the world, yet have undergone minimal spiritual growth. We
need to remember that everyone is doing the best they can at their level of
consciousness. When the time comes, they will awaken too.
3. The trap of forcefully trying to wake others up
Once we have awoken out of the “matrix” it is common for us to desperately
want our loved ones and fellow peers to awaken. We can see how much
pain and delusion other people are in, and that riles up in us the intense
desire to “show them the truth.” However, often our attempt to forcefully
awaken people misfires quickly. Even though we have good intentions, our
desire to “save” others causes them to backlash in ways that infuriate both
them and us. The less responsive they are to our pushy attempts to “wake
them up,” the more frustrated and alienated we become. Eventually, trying
to force others to wake up ends up harming both ourselves and others. Not
only that, but this trap generates a lot of anger and misunderstanding, which
results in further ego ensnarement, sabotaging our spiritual growth. Let
people wake up when they are ready.
4. The trap of wanting to help others
This trap is closely entwined with the previous trap except it is more geared
towards giving others advice. There is nothing wrong with wanting to help