If subjugation of women is supported by a group, I believe we all need to realize, we are all one and affected by the abuse of any. I believe the emotional healing of individuals is imperative. Our emotional health is essentially the foundation of who we are and for spiritual development to take place, one must have empathy and compassion for others. How could someone without compassion and empathy, understand the spiritual relationship we all have with one another or our world, if they have problems being uncaring, disrespectful and abusive? I believe a spiritual community that loves the people it serves, would and should provide the emotional healing necessary for each person on an individual basis so that the members all felt capable of having compassion for others. The release of a persons betrayal or trauma bonding would be essential in removing conditioning of fear and hostility, that passed these things down again and again. All spiritual groups create social conditioning and through social coercion people within the group are changed. It groups people receive negative and positive reinforcement for behaviors that the group dislikes or likes. In some spiritual groups the participation creates trauma bonding. If an individual spends time and energy working for something that is what someone else or a group wants and the individual does not get real compensation of some form, the individual must give themselves an internal reward for participation and this one way street of energy creates trauma bonding. The spiritual practice, worship, emotionally giving of self, trance, giving respect and admiration to anyone that is a leader withing the group, volunteering time, alteration of ones values and beliefs, sometimes even learning things that dont really make any sense... the imbalance of work to reward, may be happening with a conscious understanding there is trauma bonding and loyalty created by this or it may not be understood at all. I talk about trauma bonding in spiritual communities because, as spiritual people that are caring and compassionate, we should be removing trauma bonding and not actually creating more of it. The influence groups have for good or bad is real. . If I go to a group where my time and energy are wanted, I always wonder how I could tell they cared about me and my well being, and not just be herding me with the group to a different place than I am comfortable and happy at right now. If subjugation of women is supported by a group, I believe we all need to realize, we are all one and affected by the abuse of any.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:59:47 +0000
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