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Sharing Spiritual Experiences

Summary

, 8 min

Whether meditators should share their spiritual experiences, despite organizations that say never to. Sharing sincerely with receptive friends, a teacher or a diary grounds an experience and counters self-doubt, while bragging and unreceptive listeners are to be avoided; Anna Wise's advice is cited.

In this video

Teaches
Sharing spiritual experiences
Discusses
Self-doubt

Key moments

00:00Should we share spiritual experiences? Some groups say never00:43Share the road signs with fellow travelers01:14Sharing to feel superior is a mistake01:37Putting an experience into words with a deep friend grounds it02:19So let it be written: writing it down makes it real03:48Anna Wise on grounding experiences with deep friends04:16Confirming yogis' experiences: Kundalini, the spiritual eye04:57Self-doubt and building confidence by going back for more05:43Don't share with people who aren't receptive06:50Sharing experiences using names like the tranquil breath