Disadvantage of spirituality

From a relative point of view we will always perceive the duality of existence as it appears to our ego-driven natures.

From this position we are accustomed to success and failure, day and night, good and bad, advantages and disadvantages, but to the saint who is ever awake in the great cosmic dream these attributes melt into the sea of Satchidananda - Bliss Divine.

Likewise, from a transcendent viewpoint one could say there are NO disadvantages to spirituality, because it is all happening in the NOW. Now, we are born, now we live, and now we are united the veritable essence of God itself. From perfection we came. Perfection can only manifest perfection and therefore we must already be perfect...in essence. All things work exactly according to law to spiritualise mass. There is a reason for every apparent incident, whether good or bad. Even disadvantages when viewed correctly become challenges to the soul from which it might learn to manifest its divine potential.

From a relative viewpoint, which applies to most people on earth, I can think of a few 'disadvantages' to spirituality.

One is loneliness! I'm afraid this is something one has to put up with for a time. Many great sages have testified to the fact that in their search for God they have detached themselves from so-called civilization in order to experience the divine truths within. This can make one quite lonely for a time, but this is a passing phase in spiritual living. Even those who have worked hard at their spiritual practices and yet chose to remain 'in the world' there is still an element of loneliness for many reasons which you will discover.

Another is lack of popularity! Strangely enough, the greatest men and women throughout history and even in these modern times who have done a great to spiritualise the world and help others to find the light within have virtually made themselves unpopular in the world. Even those who propound a spiritual solution to world problems are regarded, by on large, strange and eccentric! The world, finds it hard to accommodate new ideas! Actually, the ideas are old but its the practice which needs fresh expression! A spiritual aspirant learns to detach from the bias of personal or public opinion, if it means doing the right thing.

Oversensitivity is yet another. The greater one develops spiritually, the greater becomes our ability to sense and feel things deeply. This is the reason behind the need to control our emotions and feelings. As we attune to higher energies both within and outside ourselves we become extremely sensitive to the vibrations of people, places and things we come into contact with. An unbalanced mentality might become unduly affected by this new found spiritual attribute which can manifest in many different ways. Whether this manifests in a positive or negative way depends on the degree of training and control one has.

Answer 2:

There are additional points about this issue, some of which is an elaboration of the above, that I wish to address.

Spirituality and spiritual evolution all boil down to improving one's ability to love genuinely and deeply, which corresponds to the ability (after one returns to Spirit) to radiate spiritual white light. Radiating love is not something that most people do on a daily basis, to say the least. Inherently, those that do experience a certain degree of alienation and loneliness from pursuing a very spiritual path and being surrounded down here by those, for the most part, who are spiritually indifferent.

For most, the perception of radiating spiritual white light is meaningless fantasy. But for those who do so regularly and for years, they eventually evolve to a God Realized level, whereby it makes all the difference after they cross over into Spirit. For them, when they are free of matter and return to the nonliving higher power on the Other Side that many refer to as The Breath of God, The Light of God, and simply The Light: their consciousness expands in energy to the point of becoming a Co-Creator. Spiritual development is always a matter of degree.

The whole point and goal of spiritual evolution is to become a Co-Creator after death.

When you can evolve to the point of becoming a Co-Creator, keeping in mind that our corporeal lives are relatively short, however painful, you will be able to create your own fully-grown body and live quite literally your own 'Heaven on Earth' in every sense of meaning. This is in regard to actualizing oneself as a lesser god. But even greater accomplishments can be made when one evolves beyond that and stabilizes as a Space God - like creating a Utopian tropical world for example. One that is pollution-free, insect-free, carefully environmentally controlled and lush in humanoid-friendly foliage. No crime, poverty, disease, or political corruption.

As a pre-ascended Co-Creator in either category, one will be among those who will significantly improve upon the basic human condition.

But in order to get there, one has to deal with the inherent pain and suffering of pursuing a very spiritual path and a life devoted to radiating purified love and selflessness. This is the very hardest and ultimately the most rewarding spiritual endeavor anyone can pursue.