This does not make you better than them

When there is discrimination - like by gender,  against dark skin people or against some northern ascents in UK, or preferential treatment is given to private school kids etc, people react in different ways - I like to fight the discrimination. I like to call out the discrimination, question the discrimination, ask them why, Punish them even for discrimination. I do this even when I m being benefited by discrimination. 

Some others - they adapt, they change themselves, they lighten their skin, they will change their ascent, their clothes, send kids to private schools, change names to western ones. Will not fight it but do something so they dont get discriminated. If I can get better salary, more interview calls, better rates on my goods if I call my self Dee instead of Deena Prasad , If I can promotions by straightening my hair and wearing lipstick, Why not?

If the system is unfair - one group wants to make the system fair

the other group - majority wants to make sure they get the better part of the bargain.

I am proud that I m the type that wants to make the system fair but does that make me better than them?

Am I not atleast slightly better than them? ;-) 

or may be - We are just different types of people with different strategies to life? 

Just like blue and red, one is not better than the other

what is difference between religion and spirituality

Vishnu is Religion and Shiva is Spirituality

When u pray for a better life it is Religion when u pray for enlightenment it is spirituality

Spirituality is part of every religion - or rather all religions seem to have a mystic side which has been persecuted in the recent times Like Judaism has Kaballah, Sufis in Islam, It is also secret and covert

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Like always with discussions, more questions raised than answered

what is the difference between mystic esoteric and spiritual?

What about religions like Shinto? and belief in fairies and elves - like Icelandic religion. They are spiritual. A different definition of spiritual.

Then What about shamanism, Ayahuasca - South American religions- Spiritual religions?

There are words and then there are concepts, sometimes words mean a lot of different things to different people. And they only touch upon the tips of the concepts they try to define. most of the definition is in abstract in our minds and it will probably rarely match the definition in other peoples minds :-)  

Shadow work

I had an interesting conversation with a friend, He discussed couple of books which held my attention - one about Shadow work - Owning your own shadow and 48 laws of power.  I have tried to read 48 laws of power before and It has really trigged me. Like every time I try to read it, I couldnt go past a few pages. I said as much. But I am intrigued by the idea of shadow work. I have heard of it for sometime but havent really explored.

Now I started reading about it - the best indicators to know ur shadow ? - Your triggers. And What triggered me? 48 laws of power :-)  There is a definite link to my shadow to power, manipulation and those kind of things. 

So It makes perfect sense to explore both these - totally opposite ( atleast in my mind they are totally incompatible) concepts together.

 

you cannot fix new problems with old solutions

I am having health problems, I m trying to apply the solutions that have worked in the past to fix the issues. None of it is working.

What if - the health problems want to teach me new lessons, Is that why the old solutions are not working?