I used to think it was a curse to be in a place where there were no “spiritual” people, a community of sorts. But I now realize it’s a blessing. It’s extremely seductive and easy to get lured into a sense of safety and “spiritual elevation” because of the fact of being in a group or being part of a community.
The rhetoric and lingo used can become a sort of lifestyle, facade and diversion from being with what’s actually true. If there’s anything I have learned is that anything can be bastardized, everything and anything can become untrue if it stays in the hands of the false self that wants to be someone.
Let alone someone spiritual, that’s a whole other level of bullshit which can be even more insidious and impenetrable.