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And politicians only want (re-)election, they'd never tell us an uncomfortable truth. • Most of what the media show us is highly selective, mani
pulative, over-dramatized, and has no other purpose than make us buy products we don't need.
All this and much more embeds us in a sea of deception. Subjected to much outright, persistent manipulation we lack a lifeline to find truth.
But the problem runs even deeper. Getting clarity about material factors is often merely a matter of research and asking pestering questions.
Yet once we start venturing into new (higher) dimensions, we are in uncharted territory. Any prejudice, opinion and cherished, but flawed belief may make us waste time and energy on cumbersome detours.
It's easy to find examples: The widespread belief that spiritual techniques would make us grow, - the conviction that gurus, priests, holy persons etc. are able to enlighten us, and that it's just a matter of finding (and paying) the right one to do exactly this, - the idea that certain places would be conducive to inner progress, and that we just need to sit on one of these magic spots (stone-cycles, ancient temples, enchanted mountains, vortices etc.) to get enlightened without much effort, -
- all this does nothing to make us expand.
