Welcome, brave souls, to Bits & Bodhis, where you will find little astounding facts to help you to carry on during the dark night of the soul.
Shedding the shadow and awaking spiritually is not for the feint of heart. If you ever doubt it, here are religious initiations from around the world that you must
NOT TRY THIS AT HOME:
Fathers of the Crocodile tribe in New Guinea hold down their boys while loved ones slash off little pieces of their flesh….
In West Africa, initiates are known to die while undergoing a rebirthing ceremony under the influence of a psychoactive plant substance….
Tibetan monk’s were once required to sit naked on frozen lakes at the height of winter, and thaw, by their own body heat, icy, water-soaked sheets wrapped around themselves….
Why?
To purge the shadow and connect with the gods.
So, awakening is no picnic at the beach.
Even the saintly Mother Theresa wrestled with darkness for decades. There were times when she felt completely disconnected from God and suffered deep despair. And then there were periods of devastating beauty, miracles, and illumination.
The Company of Heaven is presently shaking out humanity’s bugs. Illumination is a mandate. But, let’s keep a little perspective. If purging, flagellation, and abuse speeded awakening, there never would have been a boy who grew up as Adolf Hitler.
Awakening has less to do with correcting human flaws than it does with meeting the real self. This acquaintance, painful as it is, makes us more—not less—accepting of those who are not like us.##
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Robin Gregory 