Social Media on the Spiritual Journey

The main goal with the Spiritual Journey is to 1: Wake up to what we are and 2: Keep going deeper into THAT as to continually increase our clarity of our True Self.

The most efficient support of Awakening is formal meditation and spending as much time as possible in Solitude. If you have already awakened to your True Self you want to train your attention to stay in that Source – and live life from here. Keep your attention in the witness OF life – while simultaneously being fully engaged with it.

Regardless of our level of awakening – we want to continuously look out for ego remnants to be dissolved – as they are the main blocks of unceasing Awakening. In order to maximize dissolution of ego – we must make every moment an opportunity for healing and questioning our thoughts, feelings and actions.

In this fully present life style - we reject nothing unpleasant - and neither do we attempt to prolong any of the wonderful moments. Through love and understanding we release the past - and we do not fantasize about the future. We develop acute awareness - free of judgement - of our own inner and outer moment to moment Truth. We gently dance with each event in open humility, curiosity and empathy – for both ourselves and everyone else involved. Optimally we eventually gain equal gratitude for all experiences. The most Awake humans - usually have the highest gratitude for their deepest suffering - because once transcended – these experiences usually caused their greatest liberation.

EACH TIME a notification on our phone interrupts our present moment awareness – it takes us 20 minutes to get back to full presence – that is - IF we make a conscious effort to do so. Multiply that by the amount of times you look at your phone in day – and it is obvious that this routine in no way supports the spiritual journey.

SO - If your main goal in this life is Awakening - I suggest you use social media as follows:

YOU decide when you are available – NOT the outside world.

1. Turn all notifications except your phone ring OFF.

2. Let your connections know that they have to CALL you when they need to reach you immediately.

3. Alternatively put all your critical connections in “Favorites.” This way they can reach you – even while “Do not disturb” is turned on.

4. Decide how many times per day you need to check your apps. I suggest maximum four times per day. Then decide at what times that will be. Then stick to it.

5. Only reply immediately if the question so requires. Otherwise wait. This way you train yourself to become discerning. People who have not yet found an efficient way to heal and feel loved - use social media to sooth their ego need for bottomless confirmation.

6. When you DO interact with people - Do so with absolute focus on that particular person´s needs. Over time your community will come to trust that you are a very loving and reliable human being. It is the quality of your relationship that matters.

If anxiety arises as you take on this routine – get support to transcend your own fear of not being liked.

With this social media routine - your ability to concentrate on the present moment will grow – until the “you” who are concentrating disappears into your Higher Self – and life becomes a lovely flow - where optimal decisions seem to just happen without a you making them.

I recommend two movies: The Social Dilemma and Childhood 2.0