This is such an important question, and it connects, I think, deeply across all aspects of our cultural and civilizational lives at this moment. Humanity could use (and is in the process of) a "great humbling" (to use the name of @DougaldHine's podcast with Ed Gillespie. A reacquaintance with our own animal limitations. In the unfolding ecological crisis, for example, we need to get comfortable with the discomfort of unknowing while also doing the work to engage and heal.
"I gave up my smartphone because I felt like I was becoming spiritually sick. This is the truth. How did I know I was becoming spiritually sick? Because I couldn’t be alone with myself." True, and to realize, bit by bit, there is nothing so wrong with you that you can't be alone with yourself, it's just that there's a lot of profit to be made when you can't stand yourself, when you need to escape yourself, which is the root of all addiction. I've also become very spiritual in the process of my time spent offline journey, and of course if you sit alone with yourself long enough, you're bound to find god (or whatever). We're so lucky to know such things, to seek and find. <3
Indeed, we are lucky. Sometimes it feels somewhat lonely (or frightening) to consider how few people are taking the initiative to question our dependence on technology and what it's doing to us as humans.
Thought it was awesome! Even mentioning in my Substack post next week. I'll say that you both slightly nudged me in the direction of looking into a Light Phone ;)
JOMO! I love that! I completely agree with you. I think that walking a spiritual path and having an addiction of any kind are opposing forces; You can't have one with the other.
This is such an important question, and it connects, I think, deeply across all aspects of our cultural and civilizational lives at this moment. Humanity could use (and is in the process of) a "great humbling" (to use the name of @DougaldHine's podcast with Ed Gillespie. A reacquaintance with our own animal limitations. In the unfolding ecological crisis, for example, we need to get comfortable with the discomfort of unknowing while also doing the work to engage and heal.
A great humbling - that's a perfect term for what we're experiencing and will continue to experience as things intensify.
"I gave up my smartphone because I felt like I was becoming spiritually sick. This is the truth. How did I know I was becoming spiritually sick? Because I couldn’t be alone with myself." True, and to realize, bit by bit, there is nothing so wrong with you that you can't be alone with yourself, it's just that there's a lot of profit to be made when you can't stand yourself, when you need to escape yourself, which is the root of all addiction. I've also become very spiritual in the process of my time spent offline journey, and of course if you sit alone with yourself long enough, you're bound to find god (or whatever). We're so lucky to know such things, to seek and find. <3
Indeed, we are lucky. Sometimes it feels somewhat lonely (or frightening) to consider how few people are taking the initiative to question our dependence on technology and what it's doing to us as humans.
Yay! I'm so excited to listen!!
thanks for listening! let me know what you think!!
Thought it was awesome! Even mentioning in my Substack post next week. I'll say that you both slightly nudged me in the direction of looking into a Light Phone ;)
Yesssssss!
JOMO! I love that! I completely agree with you. I think that walking a spiritual path and having an addiction of any kind are opposing forces; You can't have one with the other.