What is within: spirituality or spiritual narcissism?

God is within people.

AND

People are not God.

My belief and distinction…..

What does this have to do with human or ego development? 

 In the former – there is space for access, hope and humility. There is a safe container for the ego to develop and let go turning to and trusting a mystery. 

In the latter, if People are God there could be ego identification, idealization, idolization, ego inflation and spiritual narcissism. 

On a conscious level one might go…well of course People are Not God. How ridiculous. And, on a subconscious level there are people who may have reached either status knowingly or unknowingly. People at work, in a relationship – in any situation where we inflate (or deflate) another out of any emotion, emotional reasoning or hierarchical logic. 

I’ve done it! Fear has a way of making people god. As does Anger, and greed, envy/jealousy, desire, awe, wonderment etc. etc. 

Maybe it’s just me. 

Recognizing flaws in myself and others ground me the beauty and limits of humanity. 

Reflection: Who if anyone have you made a god today? (OR a devil lol)?

Kind regards,

Aman