I feel closest to God when I'm fasting but I also feel superior to people who are eating normally and I hate that my spiritual practice is making me judgmental instead of more compassionate.
More people experience this than they realize.
Spiritual practices intended to cultivate humility can paradoxically foster spiritual pride when the ego co-opts the discipline for self-aggrandizement.
“Where Are You with Fasting as spiritual practice?”
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